Christopher Nolan's Tenet contains no green screen, just practical effects. Nolan's latest film has endured quite a lot of uncertainty in its journey to the big screen as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Once scheduled for a mid-July release, Tenet has been delayed multiple times as the situation with movie theaters remains in flux. Currently, the plan is for Tenet to debut internationally on August 26 before rolling out in select US cities on September 3. It will arrive in China a day later on September 4. For months now, many have considered Tenet the true test of whether audiences will be willing to return to movie theaters after the pandemic.

Even before all the release date confusion, however, Tenet was an intriguing case. Nolan has sought to keep much of the film under wraps, leaving both his stars and fans in the dark about what the movie is actually about. Starring John David Washington and Robert Pattinson, Tenet is set within the world of international espionage and follows a group of agents as they attempt to stop a cataclysmic event with the aid of a method of time manipulation called inversion.

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Before Tenet arrives in theaters, another Nolan film, Inceptionwill get a 10-year anniversary re-release. The Inception screenings are accompanied by a Tenet sneak peek, and movie fan lywr_ was able to share some tidbits from the special feature. Most interestingly, Tenet didn't use any bit of green screen, as instead "they did EVERYTHING practically."

Tenet Plane Crash Building

Star Himesh Patel previously expressed his awe at how many practical effects Nolan utilized for Tenet, though he didn't mention that there was absolutely no green screen in the film. For a major Hollywood blockbuster to not employ green screen is an impressive feat, and one that further highlights how unique Nolan is as a filmmaker. Tenet's trailers already teased a massive set piece involving a plane exploding, and that was confirmed to be entirely practical; Nolan actually destroyed a real plane.

This only serves to make Tenet even more intriguing. In case it wasn't already abundantly clear, this movie is unlike any other that has been released in recent memory, and it'll be incredible to see how these practical effects are brought to life, particularly when it comes to the inversion sequences. All Tenet needs now is a release date that will actually stick so fans can finally see it all come together. So far, Warner Bros. hasn't indicated they will move the film again, but fans are likely still wary because of all the adjustments that have been made so far. Still, if things to go plan, Tenet is just a few weeks away.

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