Steven Spielberg to Direct a New Movie Loosely Based on his Childhood
Steven Spielberg is going back to his roots, and it looks like he is bringing in Michelle Williams for the ride.
Deadline is reporting that Steven Spielberg’s next project, set at Amblin Partners, will be a movie loosely based on his memories growing up in Arizona. And that’s not all about his involvement, since, for the first time since A. I., Spielberg himself will be credited as a writer for the project. He will co-write the screenplay alongside Tony Kushner (Lincoln, Munich, 2021’s West Side Story), which is massive news, and at the same time not that surprising given how personal the story is for him.
The movie, which is untitled at the moment, will be shooting this summer and aim for a 2022 release date. As far as casting goes, four-time Academy Award-nominee Michelle Williams is in negotiations to play an original role that is also inspired by Spielberg’s mother. More casting announcements are expected to come in the next few months, including a young actor that will be playing Spielberg himself.
Apparently, the director finished post-production on West Side Story late last year, even though the movie had to be removed from the December release schedule. After that, he started thinking about his next project, and in early 2021 he decided to bring his life story to the big screen. Shortly after, he started to meet with talents, and finally decided to cast Williams, who blew him away over a number of meetings.
Another Spielberg-led project was also announced a few days ago; an adaptation of Stephen King and Peter Straub’s The Talisman, something Spielberg had been wanting to make for almost four decades. As far as we know, he will only oversee and produce that project, but don’t be surprised if he decides to tackle the pilot episode for that passion project of his.
Miguel Fernández is a Spanish student that has movies as his second passion in life. His favorite movie of all time is The Lord of the Rings, but he is also a huge Star Wars fan. However, fantasy movies are not his only cup of tea, as authors like Scorsese, Fincher, Kubrick or Hitchcock have been an obsession for him since he started to understand the language of filmmaking. He is that guy who will watch a black and white movie, just because it is in black and white.
