Typically by this time Warner Brothers would have queried theaters about physical formats they supported in advance of an upcoming Nolan release (still slated for July 21), but I haven't heard of Universal doing so as of yet.
I'm sure they will issue 35mm, 5/70 and 15/70 prints, though in what numbers I couldn't say.
In talking to my local Regal theater manager he said they'd love to get a print in and the projector is still there, but also stated the odds of getting corporate to pay for a projectionist (particularly one that can handle 5/70) was "near zero," especially as he didn't believe the projector had actually been used since Dunkirk. (Like many houses, the projector installation was originally paid for by the studio for the 70mm run of Hateful 8.) They never got a film print of Tenet despite asking for one, and given Regal's continuing precarious financial situation…
However issuance of film prints was almost certainly one of the things Nolan insisted upon when taking Syncopy over to Universal.
I'm sure they will issue 35mm, 5/70 and 15/70 prints, though in what numbers I couldn't say.
In talking to my local Regal theater manager he said they'd love to get a print in and the projector is still there, but also stated the odds of getting corporate to pay for a projectionist (particularly one that can handle 5/70) was "near zero," especially as he didn't believe the projector had actually been used since Dunkirk. (Like many houses, the projector installation was originally paid for by the studio for the 70mm run of Hateful 8.) They never got a film print of Tenet despite asking for one, and given Regal's continuing precarious financial situation…
However issuance of film prints was almost certainly one of the things Nolan insisted upon when taking Syncopy over to Universal.
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