<p>Director Christopher Nolan has given an update to fans about his much-awaited film <em>Tenet</em>, saying the globetrotting espionage thriller will be ready for a release whenever the theatres reopen.</p>.<p><em>Tenet</em>, which is expected to be released worldwide on July 17, is into the post-production stage, the filmmaker added.</p>.<p>Talking to Total Film magazine, although Nolan didn't guarantee a release date, he said the team would have the completed film by the time theatres resume business, which is halted by the coronavirus-led lockdown.</p>.<p>"We're finishing the film, and the film will be ready for when theatres reopen. I think, at this stage, that is all there is to say about it, really," the director said.</p>.<p>It was reported a few weeks ago that Warner Bros isn't going to open "Tenet" in July unless 80 per cent of the world's cinema halls are reopened for business. </p>.<p><em>Tenet </em>is Nolan's first film since his 2017 Oscar-nominated war drama "Dunkirk".</p>.<p>It features a star-studded cast of John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Caine, Dimple Kapadia, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Clemence Poesy. </p>
<p>Director Christopher Nolan has given an update to fans about his much-awaited film <em>Tenet</em>, saying the globetrotting espionage thriller will be ready for a release whenever the theatres reopen.</p>.<p><em>Tenet</em>, which is expected to be released worldwide on July 17, is into the post-production stage, the filmmaker added.</p>.<p>Talking to Total Film magazine, although Nolan didn't guarantee a release date, he said the team would have the completed film by the time theatres resume business, which is halted by the coronavirus-led lockdown.</p>.<p>"We're finishing the film, and the film will be ready for when theatres reopen. I think, at this stage, that is all there is to say about it, really," the director said.</p>.<p>It was reported a few weeks ago that Warner Bros isn't going to open "Tenet" in July unless 80 per cent of the world's cinema halls are reopened for business. </p>.<p><em>Tenet </em>is Nolan's first film since his 2017 Oscar-nominated war drama "Dunkirk".</p>.<p>It features a star-studded cast of John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Caine, Dimple Kapadia, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Clemence Poesy. </p>