Tenet trailer: Christopher Nolan's mind-bending action-thriller starring John David Washington and Robert Pattinson still poised to premiere in theaters

Warner Bros. is banking on Christopher Nolan's highly-anticipated film Tenet being the first blockbuster movie to be released in theaters once the lockdowns amid the coronavirus pandemic end.

And on Thursday the second trailer dropped for the action-thriller that stars John David Washington and Robert Pattinson as secret agents who embark on a time-bending mission to prevent World War III.

The cast also includes Elizabeth Debicki, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Caine, Dimple Kapadia, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Clemence Poesy.

Teaser time: The second trailer dropped for Christopher Nolan's action-thriller Tenet

Vey little is actually known about the plot, but Tenet has been described as a film set within the world of international espionage.

The teaser plays up this storyline along with perilous boat trips, building scaling, epic car chases, along with scenes of torture and a plane crashing and exploding.

There are hints of 'inversion' versus time travel as a part of survival.

Mysterious: The film stars John David Washington and Robert Pattinson as secret agents who embark on a time-bending mission to prevent World War III.

Tenet has been described as a film set within the world of international espionage

Plot mostly under wraps: The teaser plays up the espionage storyline along with perilous boat trips, among other high octane scenes

'To do what I do I need some idea of the threat we face,' Washington's character says in a clip in the teaser.

When Pattinson's character is heard asking, 'Why did you bring me in?' Washington responds with: 'You really want to know? He can communicate with the future.'

Pattinson then asks, 'Time travel?' to which Washington responds, 'No. Inversion.'

Nolan, who wrote and directed the film, has called Tenet his greatest undertaking, with the budget somewhere in the $200 million range, making it one of the most expensive original films ever made. 

Mind-bending: The journey unfolds in something beyond real time. Not time travel. Inversios plenty of action on the water

High octane: There's also high-flying car chases and crashes

It was shot in seven countries: Denmark, Estonia, India, Italy, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States.

There has been a lot of speculation about whether the movie would shift its original July 17 release date, like most productions, in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.

According to its Twitter page, Tenet will still premiere in theaters on July 17, 2020 in IMAX and 70 mm, although the trailer does not include the date and only says it's 'coming to theaters.'

This is Nolan's first film since 2017's Dunkirk. His stellar resume also includes Momento (2000), The Batman trilogy starring Christian Bale (2005, 2008, 2012), Inception (2010) and Interstellar (2014).

Blockbuster: Nolan has called Tenet his greatest undertaking, with a budget somewhere in the $200 million range, making it one of the most expensive original films ever made

Still slated for theaters: According to its Twitter page, Tenet will still premiere in theaters on July 17, 2020 in IMAX and 70 mm