Adam Barnhardt reports on comicbook.com that: Doctor Strange Director Tells Fans Not to Go See Tenet or Any Other Movie in Theaters.
Don’t go see Tenet or any other movie in a theater. There, I said it.
— N O S ⋊ Ɔ I ᴚ ᴚ Ǝ ᗡ ⊥ ⊥ O Ɔ S (@scottderrickson) August 22, 2020
This after Cineplex opened all 1,687 screens across Canada:
“Cineplex, one of Canada’s leading entertainment and media companies, will be the first of the major film exhibitors in the world to reopen its entire circuit of theatres when its remaining theatres open Friday, August 21, 2020. From coast-to-coast, all 164 Cineplex theatres and 1,687 screens across Canada will be open as of tomorrow, including the Company’s 22 VIP Cinemas locations.”
Nevertheless Jessica Leonora Whitehead opines in The Globe and Mail that “today, thanks to the quality of TV programming and the rise of streaming services, the industry cannot assume that customers will simply come back.”
My take: I love watching movies in cinemas! But perhaps not right now.
I certainly do not feel safe going back into the theatre to watch any films as much as I would love to do so. Thank goodness for Shaw Stream.
For Tenet? I am masking up and seeing a early morning show or late at night show in IMAX. I made a mistake worrying about Covid in the past, and it cost me a part in a short film.
I think I might wear a Hazmat suit to Tenet just in case. 🙂