Moviegoers got a surprise on Thursday, as multiple fans reported that the first trailer for Christopher Nolan’s spy thriller “Tenet” debuted unannounced before screenings of “Hobbs & Shaw.”
The trailer hasn’t yet been posted online by Warner Bros., but dozens of cell phone recordings quickly made their way online. We won’t link to them (and many were quickly disabled “in response to a report by the copyright owner”), but for those who want to know, the trailer begins with the taglines “Time has come for a new protagonist” and “Time has come for a new kind of mission,” as footage shows star John David Washington on the other side of a thick window that appears to be an interrogation room or some other dank, law enforcement space.
He walks toward what appears to be the impact of an attempt to shoot through the glass. There’s a flash of the film’s logo, a shot of Washington in what appears to be some kind of confining space, scenes of someone running in a gas mask, and a clip of Washington trying to hit someone, then being dragged down a dimly lit corridor. The clip ends with Washington apparently tied up in a chair, with some kind of anesthesia apparatus on his face. It concludes with the film’s July 17, 2020 release date.
Warner Bros. didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment or information about when the trailer will appear online.
Along with Washington, “Tenet” stars Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Clémence Poésy, Michael Caine, and Kenneth Branagh.
Nolan writes and well as directs, and produces alongside Emma Thomas.
Beyond Bond: Roger Moore's 7 Most Memorable Non-007 Roles, From 'The Saint' to 'Spice World' (Photos)
Roger Moore, who died Tuesday at age 89, is best remembered for playing superspy James Bond in seven movies from 1973 to 1985. But he had a storied career in Hollywood before and after his record turn as 007.
Maverick (1960-61) Roger Moore was born in the U.K. but got his start as an MGM contract player in the 1950s. His first big breaks came in television, including this Western starring James Garner as a frontier cardsharp.
The Saint (1962-69) Moore became a household name as the star of this hit small-screen spy thriller, which was based on Leslie Charteris' books about the character Simon Templar. He brought a quippy charm to the role that he later applied to the Bond series.
The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970) In this twisty pre-Bond thriller, Moore plays a man who gets into a car accident and discovers that he either has a doppelganger who is behaving very differently than he would -- or that he has gone insane.
ffolkes (1980) Moore tried to shake off his James Bond persona with this thriller (which was originally titled "North Sea Hijack"), playing a misogyinistic freelance terrorism consultant who leads a team to combat terrorists seeking to blow up two oil rigs.
The Cannonball Run (1981) Moore sent himself up in this caper comedy starring Burt Reynolds, playing a millionaire who has plastic surgery to better resemble ... Roger Moore.
Spice World (1997) Moore plays the eccentric "Chief" of a record label in the musical comedy starring the British pop quintet the Spice Girls.
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010) In this family comedy that spoofed Bond thrillers, Moore voiced the head of the feline spy agency MEOWS (Mousers Enforcing Our World's Safety) whose name, naturally, is Tab Lazenby.
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British actor died Tuesday at age 89
Roger Moore, who died Tuesday at age 89, is best remembered for playing superspy James Bond in seven movies from 1973 to 1985. But he had a storied career in Hollywood before and after his record turn as 007.
