Christopher Nolan’s time-shifting thriller Tenet debuted on HBO Max on May 1, just months after the director called it the ‘worst streaming service’.
Tenet would be released in theaters in July last year, but the opening date has been delayed several times due to the coronavirus pandemic. It debuted in theaters outside the US, including Canada, France, Japan and the United Kingdom, in August and in US theaters in September.
Nolan, who has long been a proponent of big-screen movies, was downright critical of Warner Bros. ‘decided to release all of its 2021 films simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max. He said in a statement: “Some of the biggest filmmakers and major movie stars in our industry went to bed the night before they thought they were working for the biggest movie studio and woke up to find out they were for the worst streaming service. work.”
Reports at the time suggested that the studio kept filmmakers and stars in the dark about its streaming plans, and Nolan said many were caught off guard.
‘There is such controversy about it, because [Warner Bros.] did not tell anyone, “he said ETOnline in December. ‘In 2021, they have some of the best filmmakers in the world, and they have some of the biggest stars in the world who have worked for years in some cases on these projects that are meant very close to their hearts. screen experiences. They are meant to be there for the widest possible audience. ”
Launched in May 2020, HBO Max had nearly 40 million U.S. subscribers as of January.
Tenetstarring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Michael Caine and Kenneth Branagh, has grossed more than $ 363 million worldwide since its release. It presents two Oscars: Best Performance in Visual Effects and Best Performance in Production Design.