Tenet Behind The Scenes Video Shows How They Blew Up A 747 And Closed A Highway

Inception director Christopher Nolan's next movie, Tenet, is coming to theatres--yes, theatres--in the US on September 3. Reviews for the film have been generally positive, and even Tom Cruise counts himself as a fan. To help promote the film further, Warner Bros. has released a neat behind-the-scenes video featuring Nolan, the cast, and the producers who talk about what a mammoth undertaking it was to make the big-budget blockbuster.

In the video, Nolan explains the origins of the project. "Tenet is an espionage story; it's a classic spy story. I grew up loving spy movies," he said. "But to make it [appeal to] today's audiences ... I wanted it to have bigger possibilities."

He's talking about Tenet's take on time-travel, known as "inversion." The idea here, which some scientists support, is that the entropy of an object or a person can be reversed. In essence, the people and objects in Tenet are moving backward while others are moving forward in time.

John David Washington, who plays the lead in the film, said in the video he needed to work extra hard on the fight choreography to account for this new mechanic. Washington does a lot of fighting in the film and he has many opportunities to display his athleticism (he is a former professional football player), but this was a new challenge, he says.

Also in the video, the producers and cast speak about how Nolan wanted to keep Tenet grounded in reality, so they used a lot of practical effects and shoots instead of relying on visual effects and CG.

To that end, the production team bought a 747 plane and blew it up at a working airport for one of the movie's most explosive scenes. They also shut down an entire freeway to film a car chase scene, and overall, the production was a globe-trotting affair with scenes filmed in seven different countries.

Although Tenet is coming to cinemas, whether or not you feel safe attending is a decision you'll have to make on your own.

For lots more on the film, check out GameSpot's Tenet review. You can also watch GameSpot's interview with stars Robert Pattinson and Elizabeth Debicki, who told us about their mysterious characters and their favorite video games. We also spoke to John David Washington about the very taxing shoot and why he wants to campaign to bring back one video game in particular.