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Tenet costume designer on the challenges of time inversion tailoring

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Jeffrey Kurland, the costume designer for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, has discussed the challenges he faced tailoring the time inversion sequences. Tenet might be Christopher Nolan’s most complex film yet with time flowing backward and forwards and characters inverting themselves to witness events from a different perspective – it’s a lot to take on board. Tackling […]

Tenet star John David Washington wants a sequel: “I hope we get to explore more”

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While the film is underperforming at the box office in the States (and has grossed just $250 million worldwide amid the ongoing pandemic), Tenet’s leading man hopes to see more from the film’s universe. Actor John David Washington opened up to Esquire about wanting to see more from Christopher Nolan’s time-bending Tenet when asked if he […]

Tenet continues to struggle in the U.S., but passes $200 million worldwide

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Having been withholding numbers from rival studios, Warner Bros. has now announced that Christopher Nolan’s Tenet added just $6.7 million in North America in its second weekend, although a further $30.6 million from international markets helped push the film’s cumulative gross beyond the $200 million mark. In North America, Tenet has now grossed $29.5 million […]

Tenet star Elizabeth Debicki explains how she came to understand Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending script

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Elizabeth Debicki, one of the stars of Tenet, has explained show she wrapped her head around Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending script. Christopher Nolan is known for his out-there premises and complex narratives but he has really outdone himself with Tenet. The film weaves various timelines and flows of time into its story, with characters travelling on […]

Tenet closing in on $150 million worldwide after U.S. and China openings

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While it’s certainly not enjoying the kind of numbers it would have if 2020 were any normal year, Christopher Nolan’s time-bending sci-fi thriller Tenet has taken its worldwide haul to just shy of $150 million two weekends into its international roll out. The film, which stars John David Washington and Robert Pattinson, opened to $20.2 […]

Movie Review – Tenet (2020)

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Tenet, 2020. Written and Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Kenneth Branagh, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Himesh Patel, Clémence Poésy, Martin Donovan, Andrew Howard, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Mark Krenik, Anthony Molinari, Rich Ceraulo Ko, Denzil Smith, Jonathan Camp, Julia-Maria Arnolds, Laurie Shepherd, Wes Chatham, and Fiona Dourif. SYNOPSIS: […]

Tenet opens with $53 million at the international box office

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Christopher Nolan’s Tenet opened in international markets this weekend and despite the ongoing global health crisis, the film generated a surprisingly large $53 million debut. According to Variety, Tenet had the strongest start in the United Kingdom, where it made $7.1 million followed by France ($6.7 million), Korea ($5.1 million) and Germany ($4.2 million). The film launched […]

Go behind-the-scenes of Tenet with nine-minute featurette

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Coinciding with its release, Warner Bros. has revealed a nine minute behind the scenes featurette for the sci-fi thriller Tenet which includes interviews with writer-director Christopher Nolan, and stars John David Washington, Kenneth Branagh, Dimple Kapadia, Robert Pattinson, and other members of the crew; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Read our ★ ★ ★ ★ review […]

Christopher Nolan didn’t watch any spy films to prepare for his new espionage sci-fi thriller Tenet

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Christopher Nolan’s new film Tenet falls into the espionage genre but apparently the director chose not to watch any spy films in preparation. It’s been a long wait but finally, Tenet is in cinemas with fans getting their chance to see the latest effort from Christopher Nolan. Normally, Nolan screens films that are related to […]

Video Review – Tenet

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Tenet, 2020. Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Kenneth Branagh, Dimple Kapadia, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Clémence Poésy, Himesh Patel and Michael Caine Say what you will about Christopher Nolan, but the man knows how to create buzz around a film. Join our critic EJ Moreno as he dives into the […]