Josh O’Connor will star alongside Emily Blunt in a thriller undertaking from Steven Spielberg rumoured to be a UFO film.
Josh O’Connor has joined the forged of the untitled movie from Steven Spielberg, the place he’ll star alongside Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer), Colin Firth (Kingsman: The Secret Service), Colman Domingo (Euphoria) and Eve Hewson (Hedda).
We don’t know a lot concerning the undertaking itself, solely that it’s stated to be a UFO film based mostly on Spielberg’s personal unique thought, with David Koepp (Jurassic Park) writing the screenplay. A UFO film from the person who gave us Shut Encounters of the Third Type, E.T. the Additional-Terrestrial, and Conflict of the Worlds is just about all I have to know. Deliver it on. Common Photos has already slated the undertaking for a Might 15, 2026 launch.
O’Connor lately starred alongside Zendaya and Mike Faist in Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers. He’s additionally set to seem in Rian Johnson’s Wake Up Lifeless Man: A Knives Out Thriller. The star-studded forged consists of Daniel Craig as detective Benoit Blanc alongside Glenn Shut, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Chuch.
Spielberg has additionally been engaged on a new film based mostly on Bullitt, the traditional motion thriller starring Steve McQueen. The undertaking obtained an replace late final yr from Kristie Macosko Krieger, considered one of Spielberg’s producing companions. “I’m producing it. Steven [Spielberg] and Josh Singer, who is writing the script, they are working on the story,” Krieger stated. “I hope we now have a script quickly because the writers’ strike put us behind a bit. However they’re engaged on it – I couldn’t let you know if it’s the following film we’re making as I don’t know at this level. I feel that it will likely be a wildly entertaining movie.“
Based mostly on Mute Witness by Robert L. Fish, the unique movie starred Steve McQueen as a no-nonsense San Francisco cop who turns into decided to trace down the underworld kingpin who killed the witness in his safety. Spielberg will direct the brand new Bullitt film in addition to produce it, with Josh Singer writing the script. Bradley Cooper is set to star within the undertaking as Frank Bullitt. Nevertheless, it received’t essentially be a remake of the unique 1968 movie, however will as an alternative inform an unique story with the Frank Bullitt character at its heart. Steve McQueen’s youngsters, Chad and Molly McQueen, will government produce the Bullitt undertaking, as will Bradley Cooper.
