Photo credit: Melinda Sue Gordon(NEW YORK) — John David Washington landed a role of a life time in the Christopher Nolan-directed spy film Tenet.
The film, which stars Washington as a CIA agent called “The Protagonist” was originally set to be released in U.S. theaters in July, but was pushed back until September 3 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Washington tells ABC Audio that he feels “a great deal of relief… now that it’s out.”
“It’s been released overseas already and they’ve been responding positively to it,” he says. “So, I’m just so excited and relieved that it’s finally getting released. I wasn’t sure if it was going to this year and if they’re going to go streaming or whatnot.”
While the early positive response to the film has been exciting for Washington to see, the actor admits he did have his moments of uncertainty when it came to the physical demands of his role.
“Definitely the most physical ask of my career. And it’s encouraged me to do more rom-com,” he laughs. “I don’t know if I could put my body through it. I mean, I give a shout out and respect to, like, The Rock and Bruce Willis and Jean-Claude Van Damme. These guys that you just loved to see in those movies.”
“What they put their bodies through, so much more respect for them,” Washington continues. “And all the stunt guys out there, men and women that do it daily and put their lives at risk, their health at risk. It is quite a challenge.”
Still, the BlacKkKlansman star admits he “loved every moment of it.”
“But, to do this like once a year? I don’t know,” he quips.
Tenet, also starring Robert Pattinson, is now available in select theaters across the U.S.
TheaDesign/iStockBy ALEXANDER MALLIN and WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC News
(LACEY, Wash.) — A man sought in connection to the death of a pro-Trump protester in Portland, Oregon, last week is dead after being shot by officers who were trying to apprehend him Thursday night in Lacey, Washington.
Michael Reinoehl, 48, was located by the FBI and U.S. Marshals, but when Reinoehl allegedly pulled a gun, taskforce members shot him, a law enforcement official tells ABC News.
The suspect was under surveillance when he left an apartment and got into a vehicle, which is when he was confronted by authorities, Lt. Ray Brady of the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office said during a press briefing Thursday night.
When officers tried to stop the vehicle, shots were fired and the suspect was killed. The sheriff’s spokesperson said no officers were injured and at this time it’s unclear if Reinoehl fired at officers.
“There was shots that were fired into the vehicle, and the subject fled from the vehicle at which time there was additional shots that were fired,” Brady said Thursday.
Brady said four officers fired their weapons during the confrontation. Details of Reinoehl’s warrant are not being released at this time.
The suspect, who Brady did not name during the press conference, only describing him as a male in his 40s, had an outstanding warrant issued for him for homicide.
Reinoehl was sought in connection to the killing of 39-year-old Aaron Danielson during violent protests last weekend between a large caravan of pro-Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland.
Joey Gibson, a founder of Patriot Prayer, a Washington state-based right-wing group, told ABC News that Danielson was a member of his group and a friend.
Gibson said he’s not satisfied with Thursday night’s outcome.
“They got one of about 12 involved in the assassination of Jay. We will not be satisfied until all of them are brought to justice,” Gibson told ABC News.
amphotora/iStockBy ALEXANDER MALLIN and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News
(KENOSHA, Wis.) — Two Missouri men were arrested on firearm charges after a tipster warned law enforcement the pair were traveling to Kenosha, Wisconsin, with assault-style weapons, according to court documents.
Michael M. Karmo, 40, and Cody E. Smith, 33, were arrested at a hotel near Kenosha on Tuesday and charged with illegal possession of firearms, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. According to the criminal complaint against them, they were found with a major cache of firearms and weapons in their vehicle and hotel room that included an AR-15, a shotgun, handguns, a dagger, a saw and magazines.
Civil unrest, violence and looting erupted in Kenosha after Jacob Blake, who is Black, was shot seven times in the back by a Kenosha police officer on Aug. 23. Two protesters were fatally shot, and a third wounded, by an alleged 17-year-old gunman during protests in the days following Blake’s shooting.
According to the complaint, the Kenosha Police Department advised the FBI on Tuesday that a law enforcement agency in Iowa had received a tip that Karmo and an unidentified man were traveling with firearms from Missouri to Kenosha. Karmo allegedly told the tipster on Aug. 31 that “he was going to Kenosha with the intention of possibly using the firearms on people,” the complaint stated.
Text messages between Karmo and the tipster allegedly included a photograph of Karmo holding a rifle with a drum-style magazine in it along with the message, “This is the game changer,” the complaint said.
After receiving the tip, law enforcement looked at a Facebook page with the username “Michael Karmo” and found photos of someone who appeared to be Karmo posing with firearms, including assault-style rifles, according to the complaint. The complaint also included photos from Karmo’s alleged account, including one that appears to be Karmo posing with a gun in front of a Blue Lives Matter flag.
FBI officials tracked down Karmo and Smith Tuesday evening outside a Toyota Highlander in the parking lot of a hotel in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, the complaint said. Items allegedly recovered from the car and their hotel room included an Armory AR-15 assault rifle, a Mossberg 500 AB 12-Gauge shotgun, two handguns, a “homemade silencer-type device,” a twisted cable survival saw, ammunition, body armor and a drone, according to the complaint.
Both men had prior convictions that prohibited them from possessing firearms and ammunition, according to the DOJ.
In interviews with the FBI, Smith allegedly said he and Karmo traveled to Kenosha to attend a rally for President Donald Trump on Tuesday and “to see proof of the rioting,” according to the complaint.
Karmo allegedly told the FBI the two co-workers and roommates next planned to go to Portland, Oregon, which has had nightly, at times violent, protests for several months. One person was shot and killed in downtown Portland Saturday during demonstrations.
“Karmo stated that he would be willing to ‘take action’ if police were defunded,” the complaint alleged.
Karmo allegedly told the FBI he and Smith are members of an organization called the 417 Second Amendment Militia, the complaint said.
Both men waived their Miranda rights, according to the complaint.
Dozens of people have been arrested since the police shooting of Blake. On Wednesday, the city ended a state-of-emergency curfew that had been in place since Aug. 24.
Amid calming tensions, Trump visited Kenosha on Tuesday to survey the damage and thank law enforcement, while former Vice President Joe Biden visited Blake and his family on Thursday.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE NY Mets 9, NY Yankees 7 LA Angels 2, San Diego 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE Houston 8, Texas 4 Chi White Sox 11, Kansas City 6 Toronto 6, Boston 2 Oakland at Seattle (Postponed) NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 6, Chi Cubs 2 Philadelphia 6, Washington 5 LA Dodgers 5, Arizona 1
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS Toronto 104, Boston 103 (Boston leads 2-1) LA Clippers 120, Denver 97 (LA leads 1-0)
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Philadelphia 5, NY Islanders 4 (2OT) (Series tied 3-3) Vancouver 4, Vegas 0 (Series tied 3-3)
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Atlanta 62, New York 56 Las Vegas 93, Connecticut 78 Phoenix 105, Indiana 81
iStock/NoDerog (LOS ANGELES) — Christopher Nolan’s Tenet hits theaters this weekend, the first real Hollywood blockbuster to open wide since the start of the pandemic. It will be a real test for the box office, and a real test for theaters.
For moviegoers who may be a little worried about reentering a theatre, Mooky Greidinger, CEO of the second largest movie theater chain in the world, Cineworld, which owns Regal Cinemas in the U.S., says the theater is a pretty safe place to be, compared to other environments.
“The social distancing is far, far bigger than in a restaurant or in any other place,” he explains. “And if you take your mask out for 10 minutes or something to eat your popcorn and your drink is no harm.”
“They’re in the seat all the show. Everybody is looking at the same direction. So people are not facing one another. People are not talking,” he adds. “And so if we compare ourselves to other environment, because we are keeping social distancing and because of the fact that everybody needs to wear a mask in the cinema, I think we are a very safe environment.”
To put some customers minds even more at ease, Greidinger tells ABC Audio that in theaters where they’ve been open so far, the mandatory mask policy hasn’t been an issue.
“We had very, very small number of incidents of people, you know, rejecting the masks,” he reveals. “Very, very small number of any arguments or complaints was about the mask. A much less than we expected. We didn’t expect much. But we said there will be some incidents here and there are almost zero.”
Photo credit: Melinda Sue Gordon(NEW YORK) — John David Washington landed a role of a life time in the Christopher Nolan-directed spy film Tenet. 
