Steven Spielberg growing unique Frank ‘Bullitt’ film

By IANS

LOS ANGELES: Filmmaker Steven Spielberg is growing an unique characteristic movie primarily based on the character of Frank Bullitt, the San Francisco cop first performed by Steve McQueen within the 1968 thriller ‘Bullitt’.

Josh Singer is about to put in writing the screenplay, with common Spielberg collaborator Kristie Macosko Krieger on board to provide with the director, stories selection.com.

McQueen’s son Chad McQueen and granddaughter Molly McQueen are government producing after a prolonged negotiation course of with the McQueen property to safe the rights to the character.

Warner Bros., which launched the 1968 ‘Bullitt’, would be the studio for Spielberg’s new movie, which isn’t a remake, however an unique story concerning the character, arguably McQueen’s most iconic position. The 1968 ‘Bullitt,’ primarily based on the 1963 novel ‘Mute Witness’, follows Bullitt’s investigation into the demise of a mob informant that he was tasked with defending.

Directed by Peter Yates, ‘Bullitt’ options probably the most memorable automotive chases in film historical past with McQueen famously doing all of his personal driving in a modified Ford Mustang.

The movie received the Oscar for enhancing and was additionally nominated for sound.

No script is in place for Spielberg’s tackle the character, and no offers have been set, so this won’t be the filmmaker’s subsequent film after ‘The Fabelmans’ debuts in November.

Spielberg is on one thing of a cinema historical past kick, having simply earned two Academy Award nominations for steering and producing his reimagining of the traditional musical ‘West Side Story’, which can also be nominated for image, supporting actress, manufacturing design, costume design, sound and cinematography.