Tenet Will be Released in Theaters Internationally First

Warner Bros. has announced that Tenet will premiere in international theaters first before opening in select North American cities at a later date. As reported by Variety, Tenet will be released in 70 international territories including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, and the United Kingdom on August 26 before making ways to select North American theaters on September 3. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/22/tenet-official-trailer-2"] Warner Bros. previously indicated it could become more flexible with releasing Tenet in other territories first after a U.S. theater release date was continuously delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Other countries that have had more success with flattening the curve on coronavirus have begun opening movie theaters with social distancing rules in place. The United States has the most confirmed cases for Covid-19 in the world. Meanwhile, China has blocked movies that run over 2 hours from playing in theaters, which includes Tenet’s 2 hours and 20 minutes runtime. Though WB is hopeful that China will ease these rules ahead of a potential theater release. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Opening Tenet internationally first increases the risk of spoilers and piracy ahead of Tenet’s U.S. premiere. But given Nolan’s insistence on Tenet’s theatrical release, and a U.S. release date that continues to be pushed back, it appears WB is taking the unprecedented approach of releasing a major blockbuster film in other territories before the U.S. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

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