Steven Spielberg hopes to shoot an untitled Western in 2027, according to The Hollywood Reporter, with longtime cinematographer Janusz Kamiński returning for another collaboration. THR calls it the director’s first Western. New genre, very familiar company behind the camera. Source
THR says Spielberg “hopes to shoot next year,” without giving a firm start date, cast, plot or release date. Source
Kamiński is already imagining the film’s landscapes through memories of Poland’s Sudeten Mountains, THR reports. “We used to go to this region in the Sudeten Mountains, where it was just beautiful, rolling hills, looked like parts of Montana,” he told the publication. “The lay of the land, the snow on the ground, the fog.” Source
Not every Western has to look like it needs a glass of water. The profile doesn’t give a shooting location or a detailed visual plan. Source
THR describes Spielberg and Kamiński’s collaboration as spanning more than 30 years and over 20 films. Their work together includes Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan, each of which earned Kamiński a cinematography Oscar. Source
Kamiński told THR that “those who shoot American movies tend to come from somewhere else, and we see these same things differently. That’s why there’s room in this profession for men and women from different countries who bring different aesthetics to American movies.” Source
