Sam Mendes is reteaming with Steven Spielberg for the World War I drama 1917.
Mendes, who co-wrote the script with Krysty Wilson-Cairns, will direct the film. The package was just picked up by Spielberg’s Amblin Partners, which beat out several studios, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The deal comes with a commitment to finance the movie to the tune of $100 million. Amblin is also planting a flag for a December 2019 release through the company’s distribution partner, Universal Pictures. The logline is being kept hidden in a bunker.
Wilson-Cairns was a writer on Penny Dreadful, the period Showtime thriller Mendes ...
Mendes, who co-wrote the script with Krysty Wilson-Cairns, will direct the film. The package was just picked up by Spielberg’s Amblin Partners, which beat out several studios, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The deal comes with a commitment to finance the movie to the tune of $100 million. Amblin is also planting a flag for a December 2019 release through the company’s distribution partner, Universal Pictures. The logline is being kept hidden in a bunker.
Wilson-Cairns was a writer on Penny Dreadful, the period Showtime thriller Mendes ...
- 6/18/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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