“Tenet” will be yet another lengthy Christopher Nolan affair. According to the Korea Media Ratings Board, Nolan’s new thriller will clock in at 150 minutes.
Following (1998): 1 hour, 9 minutes
Dunkirk (2017): 1 hour, 46 minutes
Memento (1999): 1 hour, 53 minutes
Insomnia (2002): 1 hour, 58 minutes
The Prestige (2006): 2 hours, 10 minutes
Batman Begins (2005): 2 hours, 20 minutes
Inception (2010): 2 hours, 28 minutes
Tenet (2020): 2 hours, 30 minutes
The Dark Knight (2008): 2 hours, 32 minutes
The Dark Knight Rises (2012): 2 hours, 44 minutes
Interstellar (2014): 2 hours, 49 minutes
Although set for an August 12th release, “Tenet” will probably be pushed back again in the coming weeks. 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.
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). There will always be two sides to this story.
Regardless, with all that in mind, and as mentioned, don’t expect “Tenet” to come out any time soon. There are too many powerful entities at play 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 portion of the moviegoing public is also very wary in returning to watch a movie in theaters, at least not until a vaccine is in place.
This shitshow shall continue …
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