Share. Christopher Nolan's time-bending thriller is due out on July 17. Christopher Nolan's time-bending thriller is due out on July 17.

Warner Bros. has confirmed that Tenet is still on target for a theatrical release this summer, so long as theaters are back open for business.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. CEO Ann Sarnoff reaffirmed the studio's commitment to the cinematic experience, as she described Tenet as a "tentpole title" that is pegged for the big screen once it is safe for audiences to return to theaters.

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"We are committed to — and are excited about — releasing Tenet in theaters this summer or whenever theaters reopen. We remain supportive of the theatrical experience and our exhibition partners, and are confident that our tentpole titles, including Tenet and Wonder Woman 1984, are exactly the type of films that will have people eager to return to theaters," she told the outlet.

Over the past few months, Warner Bros. has made some significant changes to its release schedule as a result of the COVID-19 global crisis, but Christopher Nolan's time-bending thriller has managed to hold on to its July 17 release slot, making it potentially one of the first big blockbuster-hopefuls to be released this summer, along with Wonder Woman 1984, the other film mentioned by Sarnoff, which is due out a month later on August 14.

With so many cinema chains closed around the world, film studios have been forced to reassess their forthcoming slates and make decisions on whether to postpone the release of their upcoming titles or shift some of these releases to VOD (video on demand).

Warner Bros. recently scrapped the release of Scoob! (originally slated for May 15) in favour of a VOD debut while the theatrical release of In the Heights has been delayed a whole year to June 18, 2021, The Batman has been pushed back to October 1, 2021, and the studio has indefinitely postponed the release of Malignant, which was originally scheduled for the August 14 slot now occupied by Wonder Woman 1984.

In addition, Warners has also set new 2022 release dates for two other DC titles. The Flash has moved forward to June 3, 2022 (up a month from July 1), while Shazam 2 has been postponed from April 1, 2022 to November 4, 2022. Plus, David Chase's The Sopranos prequel film, The Many Saints of Newark, has been pushed from September 25, 2020 to March 12, 2021, amongst several other shifts, shake-ups, and delays in the industry.

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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.