The last time we had an official update on Steven Spielberg’s “Bullitt” was actually when the project was announced, in late 2022. I had also mentioned, a few months ago, that Spielberg was zeroing in on this being his next film — Jeff Sneider echoed my reporting a few weeks later.
The film is set to star Bradley Cooper, who recently mentioned that he’s been itching to make this film, especially since Spielberg has become a sort of mentor for him, helping him build his career as a filmmaker.
Producer Kristie Macosko Krieger has now given us an update on the current status of ‘Bullitt’ and it’s a positive one (via GamesRadar+)
I’m producing it. Steven [Spielberg] and Josh Singer, who is writing the script, they are working on the story. I hope we have a script soon as the writers’ strike put us behind a bit. But they are working on it […] I think that it will be a wildly entertaining film.
This version of ‘Bullitt’ is more of a reboot and not at all a remake of the 1968 classic. Yes, Spielberg’s film will center on the classic character, famously played by Steven McQueen, but the story is said to be completely different.
This would be Spielberg’s return to action set-pieces, which he is an absolute master of. After “West Side Story” and “The Fabelmans,” how can you not get excited for a grittier Spielberg film?
Set up at Warner Bros. this as-of-yet untitled film will not be penned by Spielberg’s regular writing partner Tony Kushner, but, rather, Josh Singer (“Maestro,” “Spotlight,” “The Post”).
Spielberg, 77, will hopefully be able to shoot this one in 2024.