No matter Spielberg’s Thriller Sci-Fi Blockbuster Is, It is Bought Emily Blunt

Identify any style and chances are high Emily Blunt has it on her resume—horror, action, rom-com, thriller, thriller, musical, historic drama—and never solely that, the flicks she stars in overwhelmingly are typically blockbusters. One enviornment she’s particularly succeeded in is science fiction—and now the star is becoming a member of one in every of sci-fi’s most anticipated new tasks.

This information comes from Deadline, and whereas we don’t know a lot about stated mission, what we do know is strong gold: it’s Steven Spielberg’s mysterious May 2026 release from Common and Amblin, with a script by Jurassic Park and Warfare of the Worlds scribe David Koepp. The commerce writes that “the mission is described as a two-hander, so Blunt could be taking part in one of many leads.” When the discharge date for the as-yet-unnamed movie was revealed final month, Variety described it as “a brand new authentic occasion movie,” and theorized that it may very well be the UFO story the megawatt director was identified to be engaged on.

UFOs, you say? Blunt’s battled militaristic aliens in Fringe of Tomorrow, to not point out aliens with violently overdeveloped listening to within the Quiet Place films. She is well-equipped to face any form of invasion or shut encounter the director of E.T. the Extraterrestrial, Shut Encounters of the Third King, and Warfare of the Worlds (to call only a few) can throw at her.

With Blunt’s casting, it’s a must to guess we’ll quickly be studying extra about Spielberg’s future summer season blockbuster. Are you excited for this primary huge piece of reports?

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