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I think they honestly just keep pushing it incrementally like they've been doing.
I do wonder if public opinion will turn from frustrated to negative if they keep pushing it every couple of weeks instead of just trying to find a date further down the line. The constant release date changes will already have people confused.
But surely there is a glass ceiling to this approach?
The incremental two-weeks push made sense during July (which is now off the table), and could prove effective in August and moving into September. This was a time when Tenet and Mulan were the only big films on the calendar. But it's loosing ground, even with that mid-August date (which won't stick).
In which case, Tenet runs out of space on the calendar and starts to encounter its peers. Soon enough, not only will it be jarring against other big films (such as Bond, Black Widow, Soul). But it'll start to get in the way of other Warner Bros movies, like Wonder Woman 1984, which means everything gets moved again. Leading to a knock-on effect on Warner's 2021 slate with Dune and others forced to move. (I'm not even factoring in that Warner and other studios have very few films ready for 2021!)
So basically, the two-weeks at a time approach will run out of ground going into September. Sooner or later, we have to confront that if Tenet releases this year (and it's a big 'if') it'll take the October date for WW84 or it'll go to Dune's Xmas date.....
This was the plan.
However, the USA spike in cases over the last week has kiboshed it. Without the domestic box-office (let alone no theatres open in major movie-going cities of New York and La), you aren't getting four-quadrant blockbusters from any stuidos.
Less confusion and more malaise.
Soon enough people will ignore the date changes and know that it's a ridiculous game of chicken that the studios are needlessly playing with themselves. Cinemas are not open. Cases in the USA are spiking. Dating a film for cinema release is just odd. I have a feeling the re-dating is done to assuage the fears of Wall Street and investors. No one wants their stock price to tank.
50 blockbuster movies all opening in summer 2021 won't be good for anyone. Even avid cinemagoers won't be able to see everything. Especially if economy is on the floor by then.
Yes, that's true; there's simply no winning with it at the moment, irrespective of the true intentions behind releasing the film this Summer. I don't envy anyone making these decisions. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
It is a strange one though, Nolan isn't exactly a crowd pleaser - his films, outside of Batman, have done solid if unremarkable numbers in a time where films making a billion is no big deal. That they want him to be the saviour of cinemas this Summer is a fascinating ideal.
They can only release it in theaters if they actually open. Hard to stick to a summer plan when no theaters are opening.
My impression was that it was Warner changing the release date, not the politicians. If they can't open in New York at the same time, so be it, but its madness to delay a global release date for the sake of a single city. Plus Tenet, like all Nolan movies, is made for the big screen, and thats how people are gonna want to see it.
There are several links posted in the past few pages that shows Tenet is geting delayed because reopening plans are being stopped/slowed down because the pandemic is getting worse in the US..
Again, it's not a single city, it's an entire country. The USA, the single most important market for WB and Tenet.
Have you heard there is an ongoing global pandemic? If you want Tenet on the big screen, wait until summer 2021.
Your post gives the feeling you want Nolan's film to flop.
Can you please stop posting lies? The US cinema chains are not opening.
The only thing that doesn't make sense is how delusional you are.
New York delay cinema reopening.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-postpones-reopenings-of-malls-movie-theaters-and-gyms-11593033187
California delay reopening.
https://deadline.com/2020/06/corona-shutdowns-california-florida-texas-1202971755/
Movie theater reopening plans face new uncertainty amid Covid-19 case rise
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/movie-theater-stocks-hit-covid-19-case-rise-reopening-uncertainty-1300581[/b]
Also, to further prove you only post lies:
Big budget films currently releasing from June 2021 to August 2021: Venom 2, Jurassic World 3, Uncharted, Jungle Cruise, The Tomorrow War, The Suicide Squad.
That is 6, not 50.
From now on @Mendes4Lyfe I'll be flagging every post you make that is clearly nothing but lies and misinformation. I've had enough trying to have a discussion on these threads when you (and certain other members) aren't adding anything to the topic.
Your delusions are getting scary. You really think releasing a 200 million budget film when the US box office is closed, the Chinese box office is closed, and most European & Asian markets are barely 15% of what they were a year ago is a good idea?
Tenet, Bond, Black Widow, Wonder Woman will all be fine if they get delayed to 2021.
https://deadline.com/2020/06/amc-theatres-reopening-new-date-tenet-mulan-1202972756/
Christ...this man is doing himself zero favours recently. First he forces cinemas to re-open in a dangerous pandemic starting a chain reaction of Hollywood studios ignoring a spike in new cases. Now it's emerged that he doesn't let people sit down on his set?!?!?
I mean he's a genius, but really?! Christopher Nolan is a walking HR nightmare.
I mean I'm a total hypocrite, as I'm seeing Tenet opening day. But let's be real, it's 'opening day' isn't August 12, it's gonna be 2021.
In other news, there is a gorgeous new Tenet TV spot with glorious new footage!!! Looks undeniably beautiful and someone on Twitter has pointed out a possible (and if so, very sly) Hitchcock reference.
Nop, not me. I don't adore anything without exception, ever. That would be believing in the absolute, which is a fallacy; only dumb people believe in absolutes ;)
That being said, I'm afraid nothing about TENET ticks my box. So far, anyway, nothing of what I've seen seems remotely interesting. Even the color grading seems another desaturated depressive show from Hoytema. The cast doesn't exactly excite me. And the story seems slightly interesting but, frankly, not that much.
You should meet some friends of mine, they're like that with Nolan :))
I kinda hoped Tenet would be a film of his that would get me excited (you're almost looked upon as a weirdo for not liking Nolan, I feel), but I'm afraid nothing I've seen makes me remotely interested either.
But this is a thread for those that are excited about this film, so I'm not going to spam this thread with my views on Nolan. :-)
https://abc7ny.com/entertainment/broadway-shutdown-extended-until-january-due-to-coronavirus/6281022/
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L.A. mayor hits '''hard pause'' on reopening amidst alarming rise in Covid-19 cases.
https://variety.com/2020/politics/news/gavin-newsom-halt-los-angeles-reopenings-rising-coronavirus-cases-1234693477/
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Arizona orders bars, gyms and theaters to close again.
https://eu.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2020/06/29/arizona-coronavirus-update-from-governor-doug-ducey-june-29/3280626001/
Exactly. I've liked a lot of Nolan's previous films and I'm sure this film will be good but I don't see what the hook for the general public is.
Inception, Dunkirk, and Interstellar's marketing campaigns were all able to sell not only the basic plot but also the unique visuals and stunts promised by each film. This just looks like a typical action film.
Yes, I'm sure there's more to it than that but if so, the marketing hasn't shown it yet and despite what Nolan thinks the fact that some sequences use a bit less* CGI than other blockbusters isn't that big of a selling point.
*His movies actually use quite a lot of CGI and are about on par with other non-comic book blockbusters like the Bond films. Most of his "practical" stunts are actually almost entirely retouched in post-production.
Tests with a positive result.
https://deadline.com/2020/06/conjuring-3-eyes-2021-release-movie-theaters-box-office-coronavirus-1202974467/
Context for numbers tested, demographics, high risk, asymptomatic, mild symptoms, hospitalized, those on ventilators, and related deaths are not normally forthcoming.
The ratio between positive tests detected versus total tests performed is actually rising in several US states. This is one of the reasons why the situation in the US is on the verge of becoming a total disaster.