Tenet

Time runs out.
Tenet (2020)
Timing: 2:30 (150 min)
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$205 000 000
Box office
$365 309 519
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Nathan Crowley, Travis Witkowski, Arielle Ness-Cohn
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Jennifer Lame, Jenny Fumarolo, Alessandro Manni
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Short description

Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.

What's left behind the scenes

  • According to Robert Pattinson, he adopted the accent, intonation, and mannerisms for his character from the American journalist and writer Christopher Hitchens.
  • Filming took place under conditions of the strictest secrecy. Robert Pattinson said that he was only allowed to read the script in a locked room at Warner Bros. headquarters, and Michael Caine was only given the scenes he was to appear in, not the entire script. Caine admitted to journalists that he had no idea what the film was about, despite being a close friend of Christopher Nolan.
  • Filming took place under conditions of strict secrecy. Robert Pattinson recounted that he was only allowed to read the script in a locked room at the Warner Bros. headquarters, while Michael Caine was given only the scenes he was set to appear in rather than the full script. Caine admitted to journalists that he had no idea what the movie was about, despite being a close friend of Christopher Nolan.
  • Director Rob Cohen appeared in a small role as a pizza delivery guy.
  • The film contains elements of an ancient palindrome used to protect a home or a person. When placed in a square, the palindrome can be read in all directions, both vertically and horizontally: SATOR AREPO TENET OPERA ROTAS. The title of the film is Tenet, the surname of one of the main characters is Sator, his company is called Rotas, one of the scenes takes place at an opera, and the surname of the Spanish artist is Arepo.
  • Before filming his movies, Christopher Nolan typically gathers the crew and cast to screen the films that inspired him while working on the current project. Before the start of filming for this movie, Nolan broke that tradition. He wanted the creative team to rely on memory and intuition rather than trying to recreate what they had seen.
  • The film contains plans and details that Christopher Nolan had been considering for about 20 years. Writing the screenplay took him 6 years.
  • Filming took place in Denmark, Estonia, India, Italy, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the USA. Filming in the USA began in May and ended in mid-November 2019.
  • The most expensive film by Christopher Nolan at the time of its release.
  • Before filming his movies, Christopher Nolan typically gathers the crew and cast for screenings of films that inspired him while working on the current project. Before the start of this film, Nolan broke that tradition. He wanted the creative team to rely on memory and intuition rather than attempting to recreate something they had seen.
  • A consultant – a genuine street racer with experience – was brought on board, and he advised purchasing a 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX, a 1994 Toyota Supra RZ, and a 1993 Mazda RX-7 for the main characters. Each car (and they bought five of each) cost around $10,000, plus approximately the same amount was spent on modifications.
  • According to Robert Pattinson, he adopted the accent, intonation, and mannerisms for his character from American journalist and writer Christopher Hitchens.
  • The film’s spectacular ending, beginning with the equally spectacular start of the legendary 1970 Dodge Charger, also wasn't without its tricks. The car used in the film looked like a real drag racing machine, but wasn’t one. In principle, genuine examples participating in quarter-mile races can easily lift their front wheels, but the Charger from the film 'cheated'. The stunt team equipped the Dodge with special pneumatic pushers with small wheels. The stunt driver, while inside the car, pressed a button, and the pushers lifted the car onto its rear wheels, and the Charger could travel 10-20 meters on its back wheels!
  • The film featured over 80 tuned cars, of which only a quarter were damaged.
  • The man behind the wheel of the black Ferrari is the film's producer, Neil H. Moritz, who also produced another film starring Vin Diesel – 'xXx'.
  • The film contains fragments of an ancient palindrome used to protect a home or person. Placed in a square, the palindrome reads in all directions vertically and horizontally. SATOR AREPO TENET OPERA ROTAS The film is titled Tenet, one of the main characters' surname is Sator, his company is called "Rotas," one scene takes place in an opera house, and the Spanish artist's surname is Arepo.
  • The filming exhausted John David Washington so much that he was unable to run for a month after it ended.
  • Filming was so exhausting for John David Washington that he couldn't run for a month after it ended.
  • The film contains shots and details that Christopher Nolan had been considering for about 20 years. It took him 6 years to write the screenplay.
  • Christopher Nolan's most expensive film at the time of its release.
  • Before filming his movies, Christopher Nolan gathers the crew and cast and shows them films that inspired him while working on the current project. Before the start of filming this movie, Nolan broke with tradition. He wanted the creative team to rely on memory and feeling, rather than trying to recreate something they had once seen.
  • The working title of the film was "Merry-Go-Round".
  • The working title of the film was “Merry-Go-Round.”
  • The film contains a total of 280 shots with computer graphics, the rest being live footage using practical effects.
  • The filmmakers purchased and then dismantled a real Boeing in a hangar, avoiding the use of computer graphics.

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