Save this article to read it later.
Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection.
Could he make that that nextIndiana Jonesmovie?
Is he really going to remakeWest Side Story?
Whatever happened to the 19th-century kidnapping drama Tony Kushner was writing?
(He holds onto the rights for years without making it.)
December 3, 2009: SpielbergscrapsHarveyafter Hanks reportedly turns it down.
October 22, 2010: Spielbergcommits to directingRobopocalypse, to shoot in early 2012 for a 2013 release.
July 19, 2012: Spielberg casts Chris Hemsworthas the lead inRobopocalypse, now for a 2014 release.
September 24, 2012: Hecasts Anne Hathaway inRobopocalypse, too.
March 2013: SpielbergdropsGods and Kings.
He claimsRobopocalypsewill still happen but tells the press hes interested in making Stanley Kubricksnever-completed Napoleon movieas a TV mini-series.
May 2, 2013: Spielberg announces his next moviewill beAmerican Sniperstarring Bradley Cooper.
(He doesnt.)
(This doesnt get far).
March 5, 2014: Foxreleases the rights to remakeWest Side Storybecause Spielberg says hes interested.
February 20, 2015:Chris Pratt gets attached to play Indiana Jonesin a rebootdirected by Spielberg.
(This doesnt get far.)
March 25, 2015: Spielberg announces plans toadaptReady Player One.
April 11, 2016: But first!
Edgardo Mortara seems like its happening again, as Spielbergcasts Mark Rylance, and later,Oscar Isaac.
June 17, 2016: Another change: Spielbergconfirms Tony Kushner is working on the scriptfor hisWest Side Storyremake.
March 7, 2018: Spielberg finallypasses offRobopocalypseto Michael Bay.
