Sunit Jangir

Sunit Jangir

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As a Senior Editor at Sacnilk, Sunit Jangir leads our coverage on Indian cinema, box office analytics, and global entertainment trends. Passionate about Cricket, Sunit Jangir is an avid sports lover. He finds inspiration in other people's life stories and try to absorb them. Though introvert by nature, he doesn't feel shy when the topic is cinema and sports, particularly cricket.

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Kate Winslet, Scarlett Johansson, Chloe Zhao, Among Others In Time 100 List Of Most Influential People
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Kate Winslet, Scarlett Johansson, Chloe Zhao, Among Others In Time 100 List Of Most Influential People

New York, September 16, 2021: The American news magazine and news website, Time has released the list of 100 most influential people in the world. The magazine inculdes people from different fields who played the part in brignig changes to world in some way such as politics, sports, films, and others in this quoted list. ## Titanic and Oscar winner actor Kate Winslet along with Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson, Oscar-winning director Chloe Zhao, singer-songwriter Britney Spears are among the celebrities who made it to the Time 100 list for most influential people of 2021. The list also include Judas and the Black Messiah actor Daniel Kaluuya, Minari's Steven Yeun, among others. ## The inclusion of Scarlett Johansson in the list is the result of her ongoing legal face-off with Walt Disney Co. Johansson is in red hot talks in Hollywood after she filed a lawsuit against Disney that released "Black Widow" day and date on Disney Plus, which, the actress allaged, the breach of her contract and the hybrid release cost her at least $50 million. ## Jamie Lee Curtis, who picked Johansson for Time 100, explained the reason behind her inclusion. "I recently watched her own the screen as the Black Widow, who exacts revenge on a powerful figure who manipulates (emphasis on man) women to fight for him. And then I saw her brilliant response to a real-life manipulation (same emphasis), when she filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against the studio, alleging its decision to release the film simultaneously in theaters and on streaming cost her substantial losses in pay".## On the other hand, Kate Winslet, who had won Oscar for the Best Actress for "The Reader", is continue to inspire after so many years with her path breaking portrayls on the screen. And now, she is winning accolades for her critically-acclaimed portrayal of suburban Philly detective Mare Sheehan in HBO Max's crime drama series, which is the reason behind her inclusion in the list of Time 100. ## Meanwhile, among the Indian inclusions, Prime Minster Narendra Modi along with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla have been named in the list. While Modi and Banerjee were included under the "Leaders" category, Poonawalla was named under "Pioneers".## Stay tuned...

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Makers Changes Format After Priyanka Chopra's TV Reality Show 'The Activist' Sparked Controversy
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Makers Changes Format After Priyanka Chopra's TV Reality Show 'The Activist' Sparked Controversy

Mumbai, September 16, 2021: The American TV reality show "The Activist" lead by judges Priyanka Chopra Jonas, multiple-Grammy winning singer-songwriter Usher, and 'Dancing with the Stars' star Julianne Hough, came under fire for its concept, which led the makers of the show to change its concept. ## "The Activist", which was supposed to be a five-week series, has now shifted to a one-time documentary special format, according to Variety. ICYDK, the reality show (now documentary) will consist of six activists from around the world, who will work "to bring meaningful change to one of three urgent universal causes: health, education, and the environment". ## However, the format of the show sparked huge controversy as many called it the "worst idea ever" and a business-minded show. And after facing criticism, CBS and producing partners Global Citizen and Live Nation issued a statement announcing the change in the show's format.## "The Activist was designed to show a wide audience the passion, long hours, and ingenuity that activists put into changing the world, hopefully inspiring others to do the same. However, it has become apparent the format of the show as announced distracts from the vital work these incredible activists do in their communities every day. The push for global change is not a competition and requires a global effort", the statement read.## "As a result, we are changing the format to remove the competitive element and reimagining the concept into a primetime documentary special (air date to be announced), it will showcase the tireless work of six activists and the impact they have advocating for causes they deeply believe in. Each activist will be awarded a cash grant for the organization of their choice, as was planned for the original show", the statement continued.## Global Citizen has even apologized to people for hurting their sentiments. "Global activism centers on collaboration and cooperation, not competition. We apologize to the activists, hosts, and the larger activist community -- we got it wrong. It is our responsibility to use this platform in the most effective way to realize change and elevate the incredible activists dedicating their lives to progress all around the world", the organization said in a separate statement.## Stay tuned...

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Venom 2 Director Andy Serkis Confirms Future Crossover With Tom Holland's Spider-Man
1728 days ago
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Venom 2 Director Andy Serkis Confirms Future Crossover With Tom Holland's Spider-Man

Los Angeles, September 15, 2021: Sony Pictures' "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" is all set to debut in theaters in the next couple of weeks and fans will get to watch two of Spider-Man's most legendary villains go toe to toe. However, despite being connected with each other, at least in Comic books, Venom 2 won't feature Spider-Man. ## The fact that Sony has built a new Spider-Man movie franchise with Marvel Studios as well as a Venom movie franchise under its own roof. This may look like that a Spider-Man and a Venom crossover can happen anytime, like all the marvel movies. But this isn't that easy as again, the fact, Venom isn't an official part of the "Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)" like Spider-Man. ## Because Venom isn't a part of MCU despite being connected to Spider-Man, has kept fans guessing whether or not there will be an official crossover between Tom Holland's Spider-Man and Tom Hardy's Venom. Well, it is not happening anytime soon but a future crossover is definitely on the cards, as Venom director Andy Serkis said. ## In a new interview, "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" director Andy Serkis addresses the question of a Spider-Man and Venom crossover and confirms that yes it will happen, but "when" is the question. "Look, that's the question on everyone's lips", Serkis told IGN (via comicbook). "They want to know if Venom is gonna meet Spider-Man, but personally, it's never gonna happen. I'm only joking, of course, it's gonna happen". ## While a Spider-Man and a Venom crossover is inevitable, Andy Serkis adds the important contextual note that to reach that stage, the most-awaited crossover, one will have to wait because by rushing to get there, fans could miss out on the potentially richer journey in between. ## "Look, it depends when you want to get there, and also, what the appetite is", Serkis explains. "If people want more Venom stories, then, to jump straight to Spider-Man, you could be missing out on so many great supervillain characters in between now and then. So, in a way, by rushing to it, you might be closing the door", he added. ## Meanwhile, Sony already has a lot of moving parts to the SSU - "Sony's Spider-Man Universe" with "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" and "Spider-Man: No Way Home" scheduled to hit theaters this year apart from Jared Leto's "Morbius" will follow early next year, and "Kraven The Hunter" is set for 2023. ## Stay tuned...

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Universal Pictures Bags Christopher Nolan's Next Film Based On World War II Scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer
1729 days ago
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Universal Pictures Bags Christopher Nolan's Next Film Based On World War II Scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer

Los Angeles, September 14, 2021: Christopher Nolan's next film, which is about World War II scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, will be distributed by Universal Pictures, confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter. ## Warner Bros., which has been the home of Nolan's most films, was also in the race but eventually lose to Universal. Since 2002's "Insomnia", all of Nolan's movies except The Prestigue (2006), which was distributed by Disney, and Interstellar (2014), which saw Warners and Paramount splitting up international and domestic rights respectively, have been released by Warner Bros. ## While Warner Bros. was also in talks to grab Nolan's next movie, it is learned that Nolan, who is a strong proponent of the theatrical experience, sends his next movie to Universal because an exclusive theatrical release for his next project is of the utmost importance for the filmmaker.## Nolan was one of the filmmakers who criticized Warner Bros' decision to send its 2021 slate day-and-date to HBO Max. "Some of our industry’s biggest filmmakers and most important movie stars went to bed the night before thinking they were working for the greatest movie studio and woke up to find out they were working for the worst streaming service", Nolan had said to THR. ## Meanwhile, Nolan has reportedly put forth few demands to Universal Pictures while choosing the studio for his next. He has demanded an exclusive theatrical release for at least 100 days plus, the studio can't release another film 3 weeks before and after his movie. He also asked for total creative control over the film and set a production budget of around $100 million and equal marketing spend while asking 20 percent of first-dollar gross.## Nolan's next movie is a biopic based on J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist who is considered one of the developers of the atom bomb during World War II. Nolan will produce the film alongside his wife and longtime producing partner Emma Thomas for their Syncopy Inc. banner. The movie will start production in the first quarter of 2022. ## The "Inception" director's movies have always attracted audiences worldwide, resulted in, his directorial films have grossed more than US$5 billion worldwide. His "The Dark Knight" trilogy made billions at the box office. His last film, Tenet, was an exclusive theatrical release and grossed over $363 million worldwide including $58 million domestically. ## Stay tuned...

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'The Batman' Spinoff Series About The Notorious Supervillian 'Penguin' In Early Development At HBO Max
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'The Batman' Spinoff Series About The Notorious Supervillian 'Penguin' In Early Development At HBO Max

Los Angeles, September 14, 2021: While fans around the world are waiting for Warner Bros' upcoming DC superhero movie "The Batman", the company's streamer platform HBO Max is developing a series about The Penguin that will be a spinoff of "The Batman" feature film. ## The series is in the early development with Lauren LeFranc is reportedly attached to write the script for the project. Colin Farrell, who plays the notorious supervillain in Robert Pattinson-led "The Batman", has also been approached to star in the spinoff series, according to variety. ## The show, which is yet to be confirmed, would supposedly delve into The Penguin aka Oswald Oz Cobblepot's rise to power in the Gotham criminal underworld. On the live-action side, the character has previously been played by actors like Burgess Meredith in the 1992 film "Batman Returns", Danny DeVito, and Robin Lord Taylor in the TV series "Gotham".## Interestingly, Penguin would be the second spinoff series from "The Batman" feature at HBO Max. The streamer is already working on police procedural spin-off series, set within the Gotham Police Department. It is part of WarnerMedia’s attempt to launch a new interconnected Batman universe across all of its platforms.## Meanwhile, "The Batman" feature film is scheduled to hit theaters in March 2022 after being delayed multiple times due to the covid-19 pandemic. It stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne / Batman along with Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Barry Keoghan, Jayme Lawson, Andy Serkis, and Colin Farrell. ## Stay tuned...

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Disney Plus Series 'WandaVision' Won First-Ever Emmy Award For Marvel Studios
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Disney Plus Series 'WandaVision' Won First-Ever Emmy Award For Marvel Studios

Mumbai, September 13, 2021: Marvel Studios' popular and critically acclaimed superhero series, "WandaVision", which premiered on Disney Plus, scored big at the 2021 Creative Arts Emmys, presented across three ceremonies over Saturday and Sunday. ## WandaVision, which focuses on Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany), won three Emmy awards including Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes, Outstanding Production Design, and Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for 'Agatha All Along'. This is the first-ever victory for Marvel Studios at the Emmys. ## WandaVision had also earned 23 Emmy nominations, making it the highest for a limited series and second-highest for a series, overall. Meanwhile, Netflix's chess-themed drama show "The Queen's Gambit" topped with 9 awards followed by "The Mandalorian" with seven Emmys. ## Another Marvel series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, starring Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan was nominated for five Emmy awards. However, the show did not manage to pick up a trophy. In terms of company and platform totals from the awards handed out over all three ceremonies, Netflix leads with a total of 34 wins, followed by 13 for Disney+ and 10 for HBO/HBO Max.## Marvel Studios, which has always focussed on the big screen experience, is slowly getting into the award season. In 2018, it won three Oscars in Best Production Design, Best Original Score, and Best Costume Design for Black Panther. The studio has high hopes for the forthcoming superhero movie, "Eternals", which is directed by Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Disney's 'Free Guy' Remains Solid To Cross $100M Domestic Gross
1731 days ago
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Box Office: Disney's 'Free Guy' Remains Solid To Cross $100M Domestic Gross

Los Angeles, September 12, 2021: While everyone is talking about "Shang-Chi" performing very well at the box office, another Disney release that continues to prove its holding power. In its fifth week in theaters, Ryan Reynolds fronted "Free Guy" has grossed another $5.8 million and crossed a rare $100M milestone. ## The science fiction action-comedy, "Free Guy" has surprised trade analysts with its continuous solid hold at the box office, even after the fifth weekend. The movie fell just 32 percent in its 5th week at the North America box office as it takes its total domestic collection to $101.8 million. ## Worldwide, "Free Guy" has grossed around $280 million thus far. Domestically, "Free Guy" becomes the just 7th film to reach the $100 million figure during the covid-19 pandemic. Before "Free Guy" - "Black Widow", "F9", "A Quiet Place 2", "Jungle Cruise", "Shang-Chi", "Godzilla vs. Kong", have already surpassed the milestone figure. ## Talking about the India release date of "Free Guy", 20th Century Studios will release the movie on September 17 in English and Hindi. ## Stay tuned...

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'Mad Max: Fury Road' Prequel 'Furiosa' Delayed By A Year By Warner Bros.
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'Mad Max: Fury Road' Prequel 'Furiosa' Delayed By A Year By Warner Bros.

Mumbai, September 12, 2021: The wait for the prequel of the 2015 Australian post-apocalyptic action film "Mad Max: Fury Road" - "Furiosa" is getting longer than expected. The much-awaited prequel isn't coming to theaters anytime soon as it has been delayed by a year to May 24, 2024, by Warner Bros. ## Touted to be Australia's biggest production ever, the spin-off was originally slated for June 2023 release with George Miller is returning to write and direct the film. The production of "Furiosa" will cost at least $350M AUD into the local economy and is expected to create 850 jobs. The filming is expected to begin next year in New South Wales and it will be produced by George Miller and Doug Mitchell. ## Anya Taylor-Joy, the "The Queen's Gambit" star, will be playing the title role of Imperator Furiosa in the prequel, instead of Charlize Theron who originated this role in "Fury Road". The prequel will also star Chris Hemsworth and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in prominent roles.## "Mad Max: Fury Road" is one of the most celebrated films at the Oscars. It got 10 nominations in the Oscars 2016 including Best Picture and Miller as director and went on win 6 Oscars. It was also commercially successful with a worldwide gross collection of over $375 million in a budget of around $160 million. ## The original Mad Max movie starred Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz, Abbey Lee, and Courtney Eaton. The prequel will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures internationally and Village Roadshow Pictures in Australia. ## Stay tuned...

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Marvel Studios Adds Four More Untitled Films To Its Current Release Schedule As Part Of Phase Four
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Marvel Studios Adds Four More Untitled Films To Its Current Release Schedule As Part Of Phase Four

Los Angeles, September 11, 2021: Marvel Studios has already an impressive line-up of its superhero movies for the next couple of years. Making the list marvelous, the studio has added four more new films to its current theatrical release schedule through 2024.## Among the four untitled Marvel movies, the first has been slated for February 16, 2024, release while two summer blockbuster dates are reserved on both May 3rd and July 26th. The 4th and final release will fall on November 8. ## The studio currently has 7 untitled films with confirmed release dates, all fall in 2023 and 2024. Apart from the above-mentioned films, the rest of the three movies will hit theaters on July 28, 2023, October 6, 2023, and November 10, 2023. ## The three untitled Marvel movies releasing in 2023, means it will be the first time when 5 Marvel pics will release in a year as Ant-Man and Guardians of The Galaxy sequels are already scheduled to release in 2023 on February 17, and May 5, respectively. ## At this point, there are three officially announced Marvel films without release dates - Jon Watts' Fantastic Four reboot, the Mahershala Ali-starring Blade, and Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool 3. Then, on top of that all, it was recently reported that Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson will lead Captian America 4. There are also reports saying Marvel is very much on for the sequel of "Shang-Chi" which is currently running in theaters. ## Stay tuned...

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Marvel Studios To Release Record Five Films Including Ant-Man And Guardians of The Galaxy Sequels In 2023
1732 days ago
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Marvel Studios To Release Record Five Films Including Ant-Man And Guardians of The Galaxy Sequels In 2023

Los Angeles, September 11, 2021: The next few years are going to be Marvel(ous) for movie lovers around the world. On Friday (September 10), Marvel Studios has scheduled release dates of its upcoming movie through 2024. The studio behind Iron Man, Thor, and Spider-Man movies, has been releasing three films per year since 2017, which is going to be a record 4 films in 2021. ## Marvel has already released "Black Widow" and "Shang-Chi" through Disney so far in 2021, and the number will increase to four with Eternals (out November 5) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (out December 17). After the latest release schedule of Marvel movies, it looks like 4 Marvel movies in a year going to be a normal routine. ## The Kevin Feige-headed studio will release four more films in 2022 if there is no covid-19 issue. The 2022 schedule includes "Doctor Stange 2" (March 25) "Thor: Love And Thunder" (May 6), "Black Panther 2" (July 8), and "The Marvels" (November 11). While 4 Marvel movies are becoming normal from 2021 onwards, Marvel will go all out in 2023 with a record of 5 possible films releasing in a year. ## "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania", reuniting Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly's size-shifting superheroes against Jonathan Majors' Kang the Conqueror, is set for February 17, 2023. "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" follows on May 5, concluding the trilogy from writer-director James Gunn.## Apart from two already titled movies, Disney has reserved dates for three Untitled Marvel Studios Movies for July 28, October 6, and November 10, 2023. Marvel Studios will again release four untitled films in 2024. Among the untitled Marvel movies, Captain America 4 with Anthony Mackie, rebooted Fantastic Four, Deadpool 3, Mahershala Ali's Blade reboot, will be releasing in 2023 and 2024. ## According to Kevin Feige, Marvel Studios has plans for the next five to six years with different shows for Disney+ and movies for the big screen. Going by the recent talks, either "Shang-Chi 2" or "Spider-Man 4" could grab one of the seven TBA dates staked through 2024. ## Every Marvel Studios movie release date through 2024! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Q28zbe6WKc— Phase Zero - MCU (@PhaseZeroCB) September 10, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

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The Theatrical Run-Time Of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Venom 2, And No Time To Die Revealed
1733 days ago
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The Theatrical Run-Time Of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Venom 2, And No Time To Die Revealed

Mumbai, September 11, 2021: The next couple of months are going to be thrilling for movie lovers around the world. As theaters have reopened in most parts of the world, that big movies with universal appeal have scheduled their release date. A week ago, Marvel Studios' "Shang-Chi" opened in theaters and done a fantastic business at the box office. ## The success of "Shang-Chi" inspired Sony Pictures to move up the release date of the superhero movie "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" from October 15 to October 1. Earlier, "Venom 2" was scheduled for September 24 release. Meanwhile, the run-time of Tom Hardy starrer has also been revealed, and surprisingly, it is too short. ## In fact, the run-time of "Venom 2", which is said to be just 90 minutes (1 hour and 30 minutes), is significantly shorter than the first movie, which was 1 hour and 52 minutes long. On the other hand, Sony and Marvel Studios' "Spider-Man: No Way Home", is reportedly the longest non-avengers movie with a reported run-time of 2 hours and 30 minutes (150 minutes). The Tom Holland-led fan-favorite superhero movie is scheduled to release on December 17, 2021, worldwide. ## Despite the shorter run-time, "Venom 2" is expected to take a good start at the box office. According to the early predictions, it is anticipated to earn between $45M - $65M at the domestic opening weekend. Internationally, it will debut in theaters two weeks after the US release. ## Moving to spy action thriller film, Daniel Craig will be returning as James Bond in his fifth and last outing as the fictional British MI6 agent in the upcoming "No Time To Die". It has been in production for a long time after development began in 2016. The Cary Joji Fukunaga directorial was first slated for April 2020 release but kept postponing because of the covid-19 pandemic. ## Well, after many delays and postponements, the 25th film in the Bond franchise is all set to release in theaters worldwide on October 8. For high-expectation films like "No Time to Die", studios provide early information to theaters. United Artists has revealed that the run-time of the film is 163 minutes (2 hours and 43 minutes), making it the longest James Bond movie ever. ## On the larger note, whatever the run-time of these films is, movie lovers around the world are on for a treat to witness their favorite superheroes and spy agents on the big screen. And not to forget, there are "Eternals", "Dune", "Matrix 4" are also lined up to release this year to keep the fans on edge of their seats. ## Stay tuned...

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Christopher Nolan's Next To Be Based On The Development Of The Atom Bomb During WWII; Multiple Studios In Line To Acquire Distribution Rights
1734 days ago
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Christopher Nolan's Next To Be Based On The Development Of The Atom Bomb During WWII; Multiple Studios In Line To Acquire Distribution Rights

Los Angeles, September 10, 2021: Christopher Nolan, the man behind movies like Inception, The Dark Knight, Interstellar, Tenet, among many others, is next developing a project centered on J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist who is considered one of the developers of the atom bomb during World War II. ## Nolan's movies have always attracted audiences worldwide, resulted in, his directorial films have grossed more than US$5 billion worldwide. Many Studios have tried their hands to grab movies of this master storyteller. In the past, Warner Bros. has been the home of almost all Nolan's movies, however, for a change, Nolan's new movie isn't being automatically set up at Warner Bros.## According to a report in THR, Nolan and his team are talking to Sony and Universal, with conversations also taking place with Warners and Paramount at the highest executive levels. While no offers have been made yet, the top priority of Nolan is to give the movie a theatrical release as Nolan is one of the filmmakers who has been a vocal proponent of the theatrical experience. ## However, the report also suggests that streamers are not out of the race completely to grab the distribution rights as a platform like Netflix has been willing to grant theatrical runs to certain filmmakers. ## Nolan's last movie, Tenet, a science fiction action thriller film, was released exclusively in theaters amid the covid-19 pandemic. It was the first film that was released only in theaters when the pandemic was peaking. This movie, however, flared tensions between the filmmaker and executives during the many shifts and marketing phases as the movie grossed only $58.4 million domestically. ## Stay tuned...

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