Steven Spielberg
5 Big Hollywood Donors No Longer Supporting Biden (And 5 Who Remain Silent)
"If Biden does not step down, the Democrats will lose." Several top celebrity donors call on Biden to drop out, while some stay silent.
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Lego Unveils ‘Jaws’ Set Timed for Summer Season
Cue the famous John Williams score, because it’s time to not go into the water. Instead, it’s time to head to a fine table to build with bricks. Lego has unveiled a new set based on Jaws, the Steven Spielberg blockbuster that changed summer moviegoing and made countless people afraid to go into the ocean. […]
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Steven Spielberg to Star in NBC’s 2024 Olympics Games Opening Film ‘Land of Stories’
Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg is set to welcome TV viewers to NBC’s Summer Olympics coverage by narrating the short film Land of Stories just before the opening ceremony in Paris on July 26. NBCUniversal, set to cover the Olympic Summer Games, said the Munich director would appear in the four-minute film, which was shot on a […]
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‘Jaws’ Documentary in the Works From Nat Geo, Amblin
The notoriously tumultuous making-of story behind Steven Spielberg’s hit Jaws and the writing of its best-selling source material by Peter Benchley are getting the documentary treatment. Timed to the 50th anniversary of the 1975 film, Nat Geo has greenlit Jaws @ 50 (working title), a doc feature that will focus on both the Spielberg film […]
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Mike Faist Explains How Zendaya’s Cameras Led Him to ‘The Bikeriders’
Mike Faist was planning to take a prolonged breather after an exhausting shoot on Challengers, but those intentions fell by the wayside once Jeff Nichols called about The Bikeriders. The Take Shelter and Mud filmmaker made Faist an offer that was simply too tempting to pass up. He’d not only get to work a couple […]
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Steven Spielberg, Taika Waititi and Universal Teaming to Adapt Percival Everett’s ‘James’
Universal has landed the rights to Erasure author Percival Everett’s James, and is assembling a team of Oscar-winners to bring it to the screen. Steven Spielberg will executive produce the project via his Amblin Partners, with Taika Waititi in early talks to direct the adaptation. The package comes after American Fiction, an adaptation of Everett’s […]
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Steven Spielberg Jokes ‘Sugarland Express’ Inspired O.J. Simpson Chase Reaction: “They’re Stealing My Thunder”
Most of the action in Steven Spielberg’s 1974 directorial debut, Sugarland Express, unfolds over the course of an extended car chase as Goldie Hawn and William Atherton’s characters try to evade a long convoy of police vehicles in an effort to regain custody of their young son from foster care. While the film predated high-speed […]
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Audrina Miranda Joins New ‘Jurassic World’ Movie
Audrina Miranda is joining Scarlett Johansson in Universal’s new Jurassic World feature. She joins an ensemble cast that already includes Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Rupert Friend, Mahershala Ali, Luna Blaise and David Iacono. Miranda began her performing career in the dancing world, working with top choreographers and on projects with Nickelodeon, Dancing With the […]
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Emily Blunt in Talks for Steven Spielberg’s Next Movie
After working with blockbuster auteurs such as Christopher Nolan and Denis Villeneuve, Emily Blunt is now adding Steven Spielberg to her impressive list of collaborators. Blunt is in early talks to join Spielberg’s next feature, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The untitled Universal Pictures feature is written by David Koepp, who worked with Spielberg on […]
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David Iacono Joins New ‘Jurassic World’ Movie (Exclusive)
David Iacono is joining Scarlett Johansson in Universal’s new Jurassic World movie. Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Rupert Friend and Luna Blaise round out the ensemble cast for the project set for production in mid-June in London, with Gareth Edwards in the director’s chair. Iacono will appear in Jennifer Esposito’s upcoming directorial debut, […]
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Inside Glen Powell’s Ambitious Hollywood Plans
To celebrate his first Hollywood role in Robert Rodriguez’s Spy Kids 3D: Game Over, a then middle school aged Glen Powell had his mom take him to Home Depot to buy chroma key colored paint. The budding actor, who had chosen Steven Spielberg and his use of special effects as the subject of one of his first […]
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Steven Spielberg’s Next Movie to Hit Theaters in May 2026
Steven Spielberg’s next movie will hit theaters on May 15, 2026, Universal and Amblin Entertainment announced Thursday. The untitled movie is described as an original event film created and helmed by the iconic director, but plot details are being kept under tight wraps. Based on a story by Spielberg, the screenplay is written by longtime […]
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