The release of Christopher Nolan's new film, Tenet , expected to speed up the return to theaters after the coronavirus closings, was finally postponed again from July to August. If theaters have started to reopen in several European countries and in the United States, the networks relied firmly on this "blockbuster", a big budget film, to attract the spectators, sometimes reluctant to go to the cinema when it wasn’t There is still no treatment or vaccine against Covid-19.
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August 12 release date
But after a first postponement from July 17 to 31, the Warner Bros. studio announced that the planned release date for the film is now August 12. The studio, a subsidiary of the AT&T telecommunications group, intends to release the feature film "when theatrical networks and health authorities believe it is the right time," a Warner Bros. spokesperson said in a statement sent on Friday to AFP.
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"In this period, we have to be flexible and we don't consider this a traditional outing," added the spokesperson. Warner Bros. decided to release the film on a Wednesday, while the day for releases in the United States is traditionally Friday, "to allow the public to discover the film at their convenience". The studio also plans to allow Tenet to stay in theaters "much longer" than usual, a strategy "very different" from the norm, said the spokeswoman.
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Spy film incorporating supernatural elements, Tenet is in line with the films of Christopher Nolan, whose spectacular and innovative cinema has made him one of the most popular directors in the world. From Memento to Dunkirk , via the Dark Knight trilogy , the director has created a world apart, which attracts the public. With a colossal budget of $ 205 million, according to several American media, Tenet's main actor is John David Washington, the son of actor Denzel Washington.