Yes, Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” has, yet again, had its release date pushed back by a couple of weeks Warner Bros. has just announced [via press release] that Nolan’s film, originally set for release on July 31st, will now aim for an August 12th date.
They're just gonna keep pushing this movie back every two weeks until it finally comes out in December. Just take it off the 2020 slate until the world is no longer on fire. You can still plan to be the first movie out of the gate, but stop toying with theater chains, who seem to be relying on this film and making plans accordingly for its opening.
I’m assuming this is mainly because New York decided not to open their cinemas as early as originally planned, ditto California, which is right now in the midst of a nasty spike in COVID-19 cases. There are some that are equating this rise in the number of U.S. cases to a significant rise in people being tested (supposedly 1/10th of the country has been tested for the virus so far).
Regardless, with all that in mind, don’t expect “Tenet” to come out any time soon. There are too many powerful virus-pushers at the moment, in both the media and politics, for Nolan’s film to safely, not to mention without controversy, open up all over the country. A significant amount of moviegoing audiences are also very wary in returning to watch a movie in theaters, at least not until a vaccine is in place.
This shitshow shall continue …