Steven Spielberg has found his next directing job, and it looks like it’s going to be a personal one.
According to sources who talked to Deadline, the 74-year-old filmmaker is preparing to direct an untitled flick that is loosely based on his childhood growing up in Arizona.
The report also states that Michelle Williams is in talks to star in a leading role that is inspired by Spielberg’s mother.
And since this project is so personal for Spielberg, he’ll be co-writing the script with Tony Kushner, who he just worked with on West Side Story.
They are reportedly moving fast with this feature. It’ll start shooting this summer and then will be released in 2022. No word on if they’re going for an awards run with this, or if it’s a more lighthearted project.
Throughout the years, Spielberg has talked about how growing up in Arizona was an inspiration for so many of his films from story themes to actual characters. The 2017 HBO documentary came the closest to diving into his past but this film will be the first time Spielberg is truly able to give perspective on the early years of one cinemas greatest story tellers.
Sounds like it has great potential! We’ll keep you posted.
