Christopher Nolan Talks Robert Pattinson, Tenet & Possible Sequel with ET

If you were on social media today you may have seen Christopher Nolan’s reaction to Warner Bros release their 2021 films simultaneously in cinema and on demand. ET took the opportunity to speak with both Nolan and John David Washington via Zoom whilst there appear to be doing a mini junket for the LA release. In the interview Christopher Nolan mentioned Rob and quite possibly did not close the door on a sequel to Tenet. Here’s what he had to say, but be warned if you have not seen the film it contains ***SPOILERS*** so stop reading.

Soon, everyone who wants to will be able to see Tenet — some for the first time, some on repeat watch. This is a movie that really calls for repeat viewings to fully take everything in. Do you have a message for those viewers diving back in, a piece of rewatch advice or something they should focus on this time?

… With Rob, there’s a lot of layers to what he’s doing that if you watch it again, you see a very different performance the second time, which is really fun. I love working on films where if you’re interested to watch it again, there’s something else to be found there.

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In the end, Neil tells the Protagonist he is only halfway through his story. Conceivably, there is more to explore in this world. Is there more you want to tell? Or is this Tenet chapter closed for you?

Nolan: The only honest answer to that is that every film I’ve done, you try to put everything you can into the one movie, but you like to create a world that lives on in the mind of the audience, lives on in my mind, all the rest. Sometimes you’re drawn to revisiting that, sometimes you’re not. A lot of it is to do with the audience response. It’s up to the audience to tell us what they make of it and what they’re interested in. I mean, certainly the possibilities are there.

Thanks @Pattinsongifs for the gif!

To read the full interview click on the link above.

Robert Pattinson and IMDB Lists for 2020

Rob seems to have made quite a few lists on IMDb this year.

Col Needham, Founder and CEO of IMDb listed Tenet as his no. 1 movie for 2020:

“#1 No spoilers, do not worry. I had extremely high expectations for the latest movie from Christopher Nolan as the director of all-time #2 favourite movie, Inception (2010) especially as Tenet had been billed as a kind of spirtual sequel. I was not disappointed.

The viewing experience was further enhanced because it was the first film I had seen in a cinema since March due to the pandemic.”

It also made no. 9 on What IMDb Staff are Thankful for this year thanks to Col. Meanwhile, Keith Simanton, IMDb’s Senior Film Editor had Tenet as No. 2 of his fave 2020 movies.

In Top 100 Stars of 2020 Rob came in at no. 51 as one of the stars who stole the spotlight this year:

“This group of stars charted on IMDb’s annual Top 100 list in 2020, achieving high rankings on the IMDbPro’s weekly STARmeter chart throughout the year. STARmeter rankings are based on the actual pageviews of IMDb’s more than 200 million unique monthly visitors.”

And both Batman and Tenet made the 2020 Most Viewed Trailer List coming in at 2 and 4 respectively.

Tenet is released in India today (4 December 2020) and here’s Christopher Nolan’s special message to them.

You can check out where it is playing and book your tickets via the links on WB India’s tweet below:

Dimple Kapadia mentions Robert Pattinson in her interview with Pinkvilla

With the release of Tenet in India tomorrow, 4 December 2020, Pinkvilla had an exclusive interview with Dimple Kapadia who plays Priya in the film. This is what she had to say about working with Rob:

What did Christopher Nolan, John David Washington and Robert Pattinson make of the overwhelming fan response when they came to India for Tenet’s shoot?

It was very welcoming for them. Having said that, no one stepped out of line or disturbed the shoot. There were fans who had come and were so much in awe of him [Nolan]. I felt like a Maharani thinking he’s come to my country, I have to show them the hospitality of India and stay close to them. I really felt like a Maharaja, literally!

Robert Pattinson “Tenet” will screen at LA Hollywood Legion Drive-In Prior to DVD/Bluray Release

According to Deadline:

Hollywood Legion Theater is set to screen Christopher Nolan’s action-thriller Tenet at the Drive-In at Post 43 starting December 5.

The Legion Drive-In screenings give L.A. audiences another opportunity to watch Tenet was one of the first tentpole films released in September during the pandemic when theaters were shuttered.

“We are absolutely thrilled to offer Los Angeles moviegoers a chance to see this extraordinary film on the big screen for the first time,” said Legion Theater Director Bill Steele.

The drive-in is located in Hollywood just south of the Hollywood Bowl. The Legion Theater Drive-In, which opened in October, is the first-ever drive-in cinema in the heart of Hollywood operating seven nights a week. The drive-in opened in October.

Tickets can be purchased on the theater’s website. Tickets include pre-packaged concessions including freshly popped popcorn, soda, and a selection of candy for each guest. Tenet will screen nightly at 7pm PST December 5-8, 10-12 and 14-16.

To date, Tenet, which stars John David Washington, Robert Pattison and Elizabeth Debicki, grossed $57.4 million domestically and $357.8 million worldwide. The pic will arrive on 4K, Blu-ray, DVD and digital on December 15.

Elizabeth Debicki on Robert Pattinson “He is a hysterically funny human being”

Pinkvilla is celebrating the upcoming release of Tenet in India on 4 December with an article on Elizabeth Debicki. This is what she had to say about Rob:

Finally, on Pattinson, Elizabeth kept it simple, sweet and effective, revealing, “And Robert Pattinson is obviously a fantastic actor, but also an absolutely hysterically funny human being.”

On her experience of working on Tenet with such a brilliant cast, Debicki summarised, “As an actor, you’re one piece of a whole, and so much of your experience of making something is determined by other people’s personalities and their senses of humour or their attitudes toward work.  And I was with these actors every day who, first of all, I deeply respected their performances, but I also found them to be the most beautiful people to work with.”

“So I think I was very blessed that amidst often really intense pieces of very high-octane work, I had these people around me. And we were truly bonded by the end of this movie because we were on it for a long time and we experienced a lot of things together in many different countries, so it was really amazing. Genuinely, I love them deeply,” Elizabeth concluded.