Steven Spielberg's Bullitt movie gets exciting update: "It'll be wildly entertaining"
Dec. 18, 2023EXCLUSIVE | The upcoming project will see Spielberg direct Bradley Cooper as the no-nonsense cop
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If you have been awaiting updates on Steven Spielberg’s upcoming Bullitt project, then we have good news for you. During the press tour for Netflix’s Leonard Bernstein biographical dramaMaestro, one of Spielberg’s producing partners Kristie Macosko Krieger gave us the latest on the movie.
Described as being areimaginingrather than a remake, the movie will seeBradley Cooper step into the shoesof no-nonsense cop Lieutenant Frank Bullitt, who was famously played by the great Steve McQueen in the 1968 Peter Yates film. It will be the second time Cooper and Spielberg have teamed up, as the pair worked closely together on Maestro, which is hitting Netflix this week.
Whilst that production was originally intended to be directed by Spielberg, that changed when the filmmaker was blown away by Cooper’sdirectorial debut A Star is Born, handing the reins over to him. Not only did Cooper portray Bernstein then, but he directed Maestro too, with Spielberg staying on as producer alongside Macosko Krieger.
Interestingly Singer, who is penning the upcoming Bullitt movie, was also a writer on Maestro, so it really will be a big, creative reunion. Keep those eyes peeled.
Maestro is currently showing in select cinemas, ahead of its release on Netflix on 20th December. For more from our interviews, read theMaestro producer’s response to the controversy over Carey Mulligan’s casting.
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