Projects come and go, some get introduced and by no means occur, and generally filmmakers lose curiosity. But Steven Spielberg’s remake of Steve McQueen’s motion automobile chase basic “Bullitt” (1968) seems like it’s not solely transferring ahead, however his subsequent movie as Bradley Cooper has been forged within the lead position.
Set up at Warner Bros., Deadline says Cooper will even produce the pic together with Spielberg and his producing associate Kristie Macosko Krieger (who additionally produced Cooper’s subsequent movie “Maestro”). Josh Singer (“Spotlight,” “The Post”) on board to pen the script. Steve McQueen’s son, Chad, and granddaughter Molly McQueen will exec produce the brand new film.
Directed by Peter Yates in 1968, the unique “Bullitt” facilities on no-nonsense San Francisco cop Lt. Frank Bullitt and the movie was identified for its dazzling, sensible and visceral automobile chase scenes. However, sources inform the commerce they’re adamant that this new model will not be remake of the unique movie however a brand new thought centered on the character.
Cooper and Spielberg have been attempting to collaborate on one thing for years and nearly did on “American Sniper,” a movie Spielberg was initially connected to make earlier than he ultimately handed it off to Clint Eastwood, staying onboard as a producer as a substitute. Spielberg additionally nearly directed “Maestro,” a biopic of legendary composer Leonard Bernstein, which Bradley Cooper ultimately directed himself (it’ll come out someday in 2023; seemingly awards season).
The two have been apparently discussing the challenge for a while, and way back to throughout downtime within the pandemic.
Spielberg is coming off “The Fabelmans” and Cooper will seemingly be busy with “Maestro” till its prepared for launch subsequent 12 months, however presumably after image’s locked, each of those two might go full throttle on the brand new Frank Bullitt story.