TCTTS said:
Apparently someone on one of the other boards wrote a script recently that allowed users to delete all of their past posts. TexAgs has since crippled it, but I've noticed multiple posters who used it before it went down. My only guess is that after this past week's events, certain posters are either scrubbing their history as to not risk getting canceled/doxxed, or not risk being associated in any way with Forum 16, considering the utter insanity currently being posted over there. Truth be told, F16 has become so vile and deranged these past few days that I've thought about leaving myself. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that either someone from F16 is going to be involved in some kind of public, news-making meltdown at some point, be it online or, God forbid, in the real world - or - F16 as a whole is going to be called out/identified in a very public way, given the current climate. And I'm afraid this site, and maybe even certain people associated with it, are going to be blamed in some way. Personally, there's nothing I've ever posted here that I'm ashamed of (save for some semi-embarrassing movie takes), I love this site as a whole, I hardly engage with F16, and am going to wait and see if things simmer down before deciding if I'm out as well. I doubt I leave, but man, I've certainly considered it, as it's really, really disheartening to be even tangentially associated with everything going on in F16 right now, to say nothing of the annoying spillover that has always made its way here.
Wouldn't that be a prequel?DubFalls said:
Do you think we will get a sequel?
EXCLUSIVE: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN and Warner Bros. REUNITE for re-release of TENET in support of DUNE 2...https://t.co/Gy0VK3fnn4
— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) January 24, 2024
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In news that both is and is not what it appears to be, Christopher Nolan is back in business with Warner Bros., as the studio will re-release Tenet in theaters - including premium IMAX 70mm screens - for one week in support of Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two.
Tenet will open on Friday, Feb. 23, and play for one week leading up to the March 1 release of Dune: Part Two, which is scheduled to play for at least two weeks on premium IMAX 70mm screens. I wouldn't be surprised if new footage from the Dune sequel debuted in front of Tenet, as WB is very bullish on the sequel, which has already begun screening for select press (i.e. not me).
I've held this story for two weeks but was asked not to post until after the Oscar nominations, as Nolan wanted to keep the focus on Universal's Oppenheimer, which led the way with 13 nods on Tuesday.
As for why both sides are doing this now, there are several reasons.
First and foremost, this is about Christopher Nolan stumping both for movie theaters and for his pal Denis Villeneuve, as these guys are making movies on a totally different scale than most directors outside of James Cameron.
Nolan is a big believer in the theatrical experience, and he knows that Villeneuve is as well. The two of them can relate to each other in several respects, as Villeneuve was forced into an uncomfortable position when Warners decided to release Dune: Part One simultaneously in U.S. theaters and on HBO Max.
The filmmakers have been very supportive of each other, as days after Dune's opening, Nolan sat down with Villeneuve to discuss the making of the film for an episode of the DGA's Director's Cut podcast following a screening at the guild.
I'm told that the idea to put Tenet back into theaters was actually Nolan's idea and that when he approached Warner Bros. executives with it, they were more than receptive.
Not only did they see the possible benefits for Dune: Part Two, but they know that Tenetgot screwed, and in more ways than one.
For starters, it was released at the height of the pandemic on Sept. 3, 2020, after opening in the UK a week earlier. Though it grossed $365 million worldwide, it took in just $58 million at the domestic box office - well below Nolan's average, though the state of moviegoing was obviously compromised. I mean, I saw the movie while wearing a raincoat and latex gloves due to (largely unnecessary) Covid concerns.
As a result of its unfortunate release date, there has long been a feeling that Tenet left some money on the table. Interstellar and Dunkirk, for example, grossed far less than Inception and Oppenheimer, but at $188 million and $189 million respectively, both more than tripled the domestic gross of Tenet, which was fed to the wolves and forced to fend for itself in a terrified marketplace.
This is a gesture on WB's part toward not only rectifying that box office wrong but doing right by Nolan's movie itself.
See, Tenet was meant to be seen on 70mm IMAX screens but it was robbed of that opportunity. Yes, the film has been screened in IMAX theaters, and yes, it has been presented in 70mm by the American Cinematheque, but I don't believe it was ever presented in 70mm IMAX. The projectionists who are capable of operating 70mm IMAX projectors were already booked for March 1, so I imagine their contracts have been extended a little longer, and that they'll now be asked to come in to work a week early.
But the most important reason this is happening, obviously, is because it's another opportunity for Warner Bros. to repair its relationship with Christopher Nolan, which is of the utmost priority to David Zaslav, who in recent weeks has lured both Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio back to the Burbank lot.
Now, just because Warner Bros. is re-releasing Tenet doesn't mean that Christopher Nolan has committed to making his next movie for the studio. Yeah, Warner Bros. wants to be in business with Nolan, but so does every studio. Right now, he remains a free agent.
And believe me, Donna Langley will do everything in her power to bring him back to Universal, which did a great job getting Oppenheimer to $952 million. The studio is also on the precipice of delivering Nolan the coveted Best Director Oscar that Warners never could.
But the fact that Nolan did post-production on Oppenheimer on the Warners lot, coupled with the re-release of Tenet, suggests that the studio has mended fences and Nolan is open to a return under the right circumstances.
Expect an official announcement on Thursday before Tenet tickets go on sale on Friday, Jan. 26.
Warner Bros. and a representative for Nolan had no comment.
TCTTS said:
Back in theaters/IMAX next month!EXCLUSIVE: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN and Warner Bros. REUNITE for re-release of TENET in support of DUNE 2...https://t.co/Gy0VK3fnn4
— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) January 24, 2024Quote:
I saw the movie while wearing a raincoat and latex gloves due to (largely unnecessary) Covid concerns.
On February 23rd, for one week only, #TENET travels back to 70MM and @imax. Experience it on the biggest screen possible. Get tickets now! https://t.co/X7PbU4o9ug pic.twitter.com/z5DEOlerH0
— TENET (@TENETFilm) January 25, 2024
For one week only, experience it on the biggest screen possible. As it was meant to be seen. #TENET pic.twitter.com/U9S2YJfRsL
— Warner Bros. Pictures (@wbpictures) January 25, 2024
.XAMI ot snruter TENET# #TENET returns to IMAX.
— IMAX (@IMAX) January 25, 2024
Get tickets to IMAX 70mm Film screenings now. https://t.co/XtFdFayulD#ShotWithIMAXFilmCameras pic.twitter.com/R7c921cca1