Latest Steven Spielberg News & Updates

Los Angeles, April 9 (IANS) Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has expressed his wish to direct a horror film in the future. The legendary 79-year-old filmmaker has provided big screen scares thanks to his movies such as 1975 shark blockbuster ‘Jaws’, 1993 resurrected dinosaur romp ‘Jurassic Park’ and 1977 sci-fi flick ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’. However, the director has revealed he would like to make a pure horror movie as it’s a genre he has never fully explored, reports ‘Fema…

Los Angeles, April 4 (IANS) Hollywood star Chris Pratt revealed that the bungalow belonging to his character Owen Grady in the 2015 Colin Trevorrow-helmed sequel “was destroyed” by a downed tree during the back-to-back storms in Hawaii. “Can I tell you something about this?” Pratt told Entertainment Weekly while looking at a still of the locale.“I just got a text from my friend who lives on this ranch, Jason Morgan, and a storm came in yesterday and this tree fell down on top of this (…

Los Angeles, March 14 (IANS) Hollywood filmmaker Steven Spielberg has shared details about his upcoming project. After saying last year that the western genre has “eluded (him) for decades, Steven Spielberg is finally making his addition to the genre. The filmmaker is set to helm a western film. The details of the project are currently under the wraps, reports ‘Variety’.During a keynote conversation at SXSW, moderator Sean Fennessey asked the director about whether he has plans to make a w…

Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) National Award-winning filmmaker-producer Ram Gopal Varma is set to start the filming for the next installment of his political crime franchise, ‘Sarkar 4’, next month. The director shared the update while speaking on the opening day of the Red Lorry Film Festival. The director was present at the festival for a special screening of his cult-classic ‘Shiva’. Revisiting the film, the director spoke about the inspirations behind it, noting that legendary filmmaker St…

Los Angeles, March 2 (IANS) Hollywood actor Harrison Ford teared up recently as he delivered an emotional speech when he received the Life Achievement Award at the 2026 Actor Awards. The actor, 83, reflected on the good fortune he has held through his decades-long acting career as he accepted SAG-AFTRA’s annual Life Achievement Award from his friend Woody Harrelson, reports ‘People’ magazine.”Sometimes we make entertainment, sometimes we make art. Sometimes we’re lucky to make ’em both at th…

Los Angeles, Feb 24 (IANS) The Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks is set to portray the former President Abraham Lincoln in the upcoming film adaptation of ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ from Starburns Industries. The actor will also produce the project, based on George Saunders’ bestselling novel, through his Playtone label with partner Gary Goetzman, reports ‘Variety’.George Saunders is adapting the novel with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Duke Johnson set to direct and produce.As per ‘Variety’, …

Los Angeles, Feb 10 (IANS) Hollywood filmmaker Steven Spielberg is convinced about the “life off this planet”. The 79-year-old director has helmed a new UFO movie called ‘Disclosure Day’. Spielberg has opened up about his own long-term fascination with the prospect of there being alien life, reports ‘Female First UK’.In a behind-the-scenes video shared by Universal Pictures, Spielberg said, “I’ve always been fascinated with things that cannot be explained, and I’ve made a lot of movies about thi…

Los Angeles, Feb 2 (IANS) Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg has finally earned the EGOT status after the documentary Music by John Williams, on which he served as a producer, won in the Best Music Film category at the Grammy Awards. Spielberg’s Grammy win adds to his four Emmys, three Oscars and Tony Award for producing the Broadway musical A Strange Loop, reports femalefirst.co.uk.The 79-year-old director said in a statement: “Thank you to all the Grammy voters, whose recognition of Music by…

Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Actor Jackie Shroff on Monday paid a heartfelt tribute to the late veteran star Amrish Puri on his 21st death anniversary, remembering the legendary actor for his towering screen presence, unmatched voice and the indelible impact he left on Indian cinema. Jackie took to his Instagram stories section, where he shared a monochrome picture of Amrish Puri. For the background score, he added the track “Hum Na Samjhe The” by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam from the 1993 film “Gardis…

Los Angeles, Dec 25 (IANS) Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow has made her return to the big screen after a seven-year hiatus. She has been doing the kind of independent moviemaking she says has always been her favorite. Her return in She features in a supporting performance in ‘Marty Supreme’, reports ‘Deadline’.As Kay Stone, a former actress now living another life as the wife of a business mogul (played by none other than Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary in his acting debut), she proves …