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Christopher Nolan and John David Washington on the set of Tenet
Tenet, which got a theatrical release right after the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, earning $363.7 million (about Rs. 2,990 crore). Sources familiar with the situation also claimed that Nolan received a seven-figure royalty cheque from the studio at some point within the last eight months — a ‘no strings attached' payment for his work on Tenet.
In late 2020, WB interview back then.
He further claimed that Universal Pictures eventually picking it up. This marked the end of a nearly two-decade-long partnership Nolan maintained with WB.
Circling back to the seven-figure payment Nolan received, the Oppenheimer at Warner Bros. As for whether this signifies a complete mending of their strained relationship remains to be seen.
For Oppenheimer, Nolan requested a 100-day theatrical window from Universal Pictures, to ensure his film does not end up on a streaming service immediately. In addition to total creative control, he demanded ‘20 percent of first-dollar gross' and a blackout period, where the studio would be barred from releasing any other film three weeks before or after his release. Starring Nolan's first R-rated film in two decades — the last being Insomnia (2002) — for ‘some sexuality, nudity, and language.' The film explores the politics and drama surrounding the Manhattan Project during World War II, all the way up to the Trinity Test, which marked the first-ever nuclear explosion. No CGI was used to recreate the explosion.
Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer releases July 21, exclusively in theatres worldwide.
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