Last December, Brady Corbet confirmed that he was already writing his next film, a ‘70s set horror-western that will have a “looser style,” but will once again tackle the immigration process, this time from China to California.
Corbet mentioned that he was inspired to write it after watching “Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Most notably, he’s shooting this one very rare eight perf 65mm cameras.
Regardless, Corbet is now telling Page Six that he plans to shoot this still untitled film in early 2026, and hints at a long production.
My cinematographer and I are working on another large format film which will start first quarter of next year. We have a pre-shoot and will shoot the rest of the film in the summer.
In a 2024 interview on Marc Maron’s WTF Podcast, Corbet shared a few brief details, including the subject matter, which mainly takes place in the ‘70s, but also spans 150 years.
I’ve been working on it for a long time and I’m excited about doing something very different it’s a different period of world history…it spans 150 years. I would say a majority of the film takes place in the 70s. It’s sort of about American mysticism and many things I’m fascinated by.
To say his last film, “The Brutalist,” was a major step up for Corbet would be an understatement. Nothing about his first two fascinating, but flawed features (“Vox Lux,” “Childhood of a Leader”) could prepare us for the scope, size and ambition of “The Brutalist.” It’ll be interesting to see what he comes up with next.