UPDATE (7/20): The release of Christoper Nolan’s Tenet has now been delayed indefinitely in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, per Variety. “We will share a new 2020 release date imminently for Tenet, Christopher Nolan’s wholly original and mind-blowing feature,” said Warner Bros. chairman Toby Emmerich in a statement. “We are …
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