Warner Bros. removes Tenet from the schedule & pushes Conjuring 3 to 2021

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

We've seen the release date for Christopher Nolan's TENET shuffled around more than a few times over the past few months, and Warner Bros. has finally stopped playing chicken with COVID-19 and have removed TENET from their release schedule. Last we heard, TENET was due to hit theaters on August 12th, but the studio is now preparing for an "unconventional theatrical rollout" which will be announced "imminently."

What the heck does that mean? Well, Warner Bros. chairman Toby Emmerich said that they won't be "treating TENET like a traditional global day-and-date release, and our upcoming marketing and distribution plans will reflect that." This likely means that TENET will probably roll out overseas first, while it will only open in drive-in theaters in the U.S. when and where it is safe to do so. For those of you hoping that the film might be available to view in the comfort of your own home sooner rather than later, don't get your hopes up; Warner Bros. doesn't seem to have any plans to shorten TENET's theatrical run. Additionally, Warner Bros. has moved THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT from September 11, 2020 to June 4, 2021. You can check out the release from Toby Emmerich below.

Our goals throughout this process have been to ensure the highest odds of success for our films while also being ready to support our theater partners with new content as soon as they could safely reopen. We’re grateful for the support we’ve received from exhibitors and remain steadfast in our commitment to the theatrical experience around the world. Unfortunately, the pandemic continues to proliferate, causing us to reevaluate our release dates. Amidst all this continued uncertainty, we have decided to vacate the current dates for our next two releases. We will share a new 2020 release date imminently for Tenet, Christopher Nolan’s wholly original and mind-blowing feature. We are not treating Tenet like a traditional global day-and-date release, and our upcoming marketing and distribution plans will reflect that. Additionally, we will be moving the next installment from our most-successful horror franchise, The Conjuring 3, to June 4, 2021.

We'll update this article when Warner Bros. releases their TENET release plans.