Christopher Nolan’s film Tenet is shrouded in mystery, but what we know about it so far is enough to generate excitement, from the movie’s trailer to its cast.
Christopher Nolan is one of Hollywood’s hottest filmmakers, with a string of critical and commercial hits that include Inception, the Dark Knight trilogy, and 2017’s Dunkirk. At this point, any project with his name on it is a big deal, but the upcoming Tenet might be his most important movie so far.
Currently it’s scheduled to premiere July 31 — two weeks later than its original premiere date of July 17. Warner Bros. pushed the release of the film likely because the production company is still uneasy about returns on movie and theater turnout. Nolan’s film was meant to be the first major movie scheduled to hit theaters in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that’s been disrupting business as usual in Hollywood and around the world.
Tenet is ostensibly set in the world of international espionage, but elements of science-fiction and fantasy have run through early previews of the film.
Here’s everything we know about Tenet so far.
Like most of Nolan’s prior films, Tenet has been surrounded in mystery during the lead-up to its premiere.
The film reportedly follows a secret agent on a mission to stop World War III,who must use a variety of fantastic tools and abilities — possibly involving time manipulation and other sci-fi elements — in order to save humanity.
However, in a May interview with GQ Magazine, cast member Robert Pattinson indicated that his character is “not a time traveler.
