Postponement after postponement, Christopher Nolan's film had finally found a date: August 12, 2020. But uncertainty is back to the charge. Warner has removed Tenet from its U.S. release schedule for an unknown date. What will be the future for this long-awaited film? We'll tell you more! "Tenet is set in the world of international espionage. Resurrected after his death during a psychological test, an agent must now do his best to avoid the Third World War. For this, he will use the technique of "time reversal". " Christopher Nolan's film, Tenet, is arguably the most anticipated film of 2020. According to the director himself, it is: "the greatest film he has ever made". Indeed, the budget advanced for Tenet exceeds that of Inception, Dunkirk and The Dark Knight. In addition, the film was filmed in 7 different countries. In short, all the elements are there to make this film the expected masterpiece. On the casting side, the film is carried by a duo of very talented actors: John David Washington, son of Denzel Washington, who distinguished himself in 2018 in Blackkklansman by Spike Lee, as well as Robert Pattinson, the next Batman. Faced with the increase in Covid-19 cases in the United States and China, a staggered exit for Tenet is highly conceivable. This would mean that the film will be released worldwide before being released in American and Chinese theaters. As a reminder, China is the second largest market in the world.
An output on SVOD platforms?
However, the most convincing alternative would be a VOD platform release, such as Netflix or Amazon Prime. Indeed, several films have followed this pattern. For example Bloodshot, which was originally supposed to be released in theaters, but which finally saw the light of day on Amazon Prime. That would be a good solution that would satisfy everyone. Everyone except… Nolan! Indeed, the director carries within him the values of traditional cinema and broadcasting his film elsewhere than in a theater would be an insult to his art. The health crisis has done a lot of damage to the cinema, it is not the only one to have seen its release date shifted. The least we can say is that the film knows how to wait. Nolan's fans will be waiting for the Messiah Tenet for a long time. To console yourself, you can always watch the trailer here.
