For the first time in a career spanning several decades, Steven Spielberg doesn’t know what project is next for him. The prolific filmmaker, nominated for ‘The Fabelmans,’ has yet to learn about his next directorial project. The 76-year-old filmmaker was given Lifetime Achievement Award at the Berlin International Film Festival this year.
Speaking at the press conference at the film festival, Steven Spielberg said of having no time to think between the back-to-back release of his ‘West Side Story‘ remake and his autobiographical drama ‘The Fabelmans’. But don’t despair, as the filmmaker is currently working on the HBO series based on a screenplay from the legendary Stanley Kubrick.
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Steven Spielberg Remains Unsure About His Next Directorial Project
The legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg was present at the Berlin International Film Festival. ‘The Fabelmans‘ filmmaker was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. When asked about his next project, the masterful director didn’t know the answer to this inquiry.
“I was so involved with two films back-to-back… I never had a chance to think about what am I going to do when these two movies are over,” says the Lifetime Achievement Award winner about being occupied with his creative output.
The filmmaker expresses his present frame of mind where he stands with no film projects to direct, saying, “And I sit here in front of all of you saying, ‘I don’t know what I’m going to do next. I have no idea,” reports Deadline.
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Steven Spielberg To Produce ‘Napoleon’ Series For HBO
Steven Spielberg has hinted at working on the HBO adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s unproduced screenplay ‘Napoleon.’ Before passing away, Stanley Kubrick had written a well-researched war epic about the great conqueror. However, the project is now an eight-part series for HBO.
Stanley Kubrick was an admirer of Steven Spielberg. He entrusted his close friend to direct ‘A.I. Artificial Intelligence,’ initially intended for the ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ director. According to ‘The Fabelmans‘ filmmaker, the work on the series is in the developmental stages. Stanley Kubrick’s wife, Christiane Kubrick, is assisting with the project.
“With the co-operation of Christiane Kubrick and Jan Harlan, we’re mounting a large production for HBO based on Stanley’s original script Napoleon. We are working on Napoleon as a seven-part limited series.” comes the word direct from Spielberg, as reported by Deadline.
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