Steven Spielberg‘s thriller film will get extra attention-grabbing and thrilling with every new revelation. First, there was the element that the so-called “occasion movie” could be out Might 15, 2026. Then there was the tidbit that it is allegedly going to contain UFOs. And, lastly, the quite a few casting bulletins — that includes the likes of Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, and extra. Now, because of co-writer David Koepp, we now know maybe essentially the most thrilling element of all: that the movie is outwardly a totally authentic concept of Spielberg’s.
In a brand new interview with TheWrap, Koepp was tight-lipped about specifics surrounding the challenge — joking that “I believe deep down, it bothers Steven that I’ve learn the script.” — however did let the very fascinating tidbit leak about it being an authentic concept.
“It is nice as a result of it is an authentic,” Koepp famous. “It was his concept, his story and dealing on originals is basically enjoyable.”
What Do We Know About This Mysterious New Spielberg Film?
In talking concerning the course of of constructing the film, Koepp described it as an analogous one to his newest collaboration with one other iconic Steven of recent cinema, Soderbergh’s Presence:
“It isn’t that totally different from ‘Presence’ in that, OK, you’ve gotten an concept, you possibly can’t assist however suppose, ‘Oh, what different films may this be like?’ Simply to type of get your bearings,” he defined. “You are not making an attempt to mimic them. You are simply, ‘The place does this slot in my cinema information?’ And you then’re fixing the calls for and issues of that type of film.”
On the finish of the day, he added, “you are still simply texting and emailing forwards and backwards with the director quite a bit, and doing rewrites and making an attempt to get it proper, and you then make it and whether or not it is $2 million price range or $100 million, it is the identical.”
So what, in sum whole, will we find out about this movie thus far? Nicely, we all know that Spielberg goes to make a UFO-centric, massive blockbuster-style movie starring the aforementioned Blunt and O’Connor, alongside a critically spectacular ensemble, consisting of Colman Domingo, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, and Wyatt Russell. Set to be launched on Might 15, 2026, the function will likely be produced by Common Footage and the director’s very personal Amblin Leisure.
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Spielberg is aware of a factor or two about alien encounters, having directed not solely E.T. the Additional-Terrestrial, but in addition Shut Encounters of the Third Sort and Battle of the Worlds, too. And Koepp is aware of a factor or two about working with Spielberg, having collaborated with the director on such movies because the aforementioned Battle of the Worlds, in addition to Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Cranium, and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Future (which James Mangold directed, however Spielberg government produced).
To have the duo reunite on an authentic alien-centric movie as author/director appears like an thrilling prospect for anybody who’s a fan of the big-tub-of-popcorn, summer season spectacle movies of yore (a.ok.a. earlier than superhero fare got here to dominate the area — outer or in any other case). Within the meantime, we’ll simply should proceed to attend with bated breath for extra updates.
Steven Spielberg’s as-yet-untitled new movie will launch on Might 15, 2026.