Director Christopher Nolan wondered if Robert Pattinson understood the script for Tenet

A billboard for Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" in West Hollywood, California on Aug 19, 2020. PHOTO: AFP
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SINGAPORE - When actor Robert Pattinson first laid hands on the script of Tenet, he "raced" through it, he says.

When the 34-year-old star of films such as The Twilight Saga (2008 to 2013) told writer-director Christopher Nolan and Nolan's wife and producer Emma Thomas how he zipped through the text, they were somewhat concerned.

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