A few days ago came the report that China is planning to re-open movie theaters in low-risk areas according to the China Film Association.
The July 20th reopening date comes with several health and safety measures, the most unique of which being movies released in China can’t run more than two hours in an effort to minimize the amount of time moviegoers are in close quarters.
As the runtime of Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” is said to clock in at around 150 minutes, it is now seen that the $200 million action thriller tentpole could well be potentially blocked from releases in what is the second biggest box-office market in the world and one that made both “Interstellar” and “Dunkirk” a success.
China has not set a release date for “Tenet” as yet and while it’s still currently set for August 12th States-side, it’s widely expected that will change shortly. There’s also no indication as to if China will lift that two-hour rule anytime in the near future.
This coming week, China’s releases are expected to include some Hollywood holdovers from earlier in the year including “Bloodshot” and “Dolittle” on July 24th while “1917” arrives July 31st.
Source: Indiewire
