Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ Will Bring Us Into A New Era Of Filmmaking, John David Washington Says
There’s no question thatChristopher Nolan’s upcomingTenetis one of the most highly anticipated movies of the year. Though the film itself is still shrouded in mystery, every time Nolan puts out a film, it’s groundbreaking, or mind-bending, or unpredictable in some way. AndTenetis no exception, according to starJohn David Washington. In fact, it may be so ground-breaking that it could be the milestone for where the “next 10, 15 years of filmmaking” will go, Washington teases.
WithThe Dark Knight Rises, much hoopla was made abouthow Nolan used IMAX. WithDunkirk, it was the spectacularlyimmersive sound design. But just how does Nolan pull off those striking time reversal sequences that we’ve seen in theTenettrailers?Nolan and co. are still being tight-lipped about that, sworn under the usual veil of secrecy that surrounds a Nolan film. But John David Washington can at least hype you up about how Nolan’s filmmaking inTenetis ahead of the curve.
In aninterviewhosted on the gaming platformFortnite, the same game that debuted the latest trailer forTenet, Washington teased just how groundbreaking Nolan’s latest film will really be:
“We’re familiar with [Nolan’s] films, but this seems like something different. It seems like this is where he’s about to take us for the next 10, 15 years of filmmaking.”
Intriguing! While we have no idea of Washington is speaking of Nolan’s filmmaking specifically, orcinemain general, that’s high praise for a movie we know very little about. But Washington also teased in the interview that there’s more revealed aboutTenetin the trailers than we may think.“Really, it’s interesting, because there are just little nuggets of information and just breadcrumbs of information about the movie that I’m surprised [Nolan] was willing to reveal,” Washington said. “And I love that he did.”
Nolan’s storytelling style can be confusing for even the actors who have read the script, as we saw with Washington’s co-starRobert Pattinsonearlier(though Nolan assures that Pattinson understands the script better than he thinks). Washington was no different, admitting he was confused by the story, but that Nolan did the best to guide them through it.
“It was important that the actors could track the story correctly,” Washington laughed, “so we could tell it the best way we could, and he was very patient with us. I say that very politely.”
