Steven Spielberg a certified movie star-maker, but when he works with celebrities who are already established in their own right? The movie's sure to be a smash. ICYMI, Josh O'Connor (Challengers, Knives Out 3) and Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada,

As Deadline points out, it’s the first Spielberg film in quite some time positioned as a summer tentpole; his biggest films of the last two decades have tended towards the awards-bait winter holidays slot.

The movie is based off an original idea that came from Spielberg himself. The post A ‘Challengers’ star will headline Steven Spielberg’s next film appeared first on The Manual.

Josh O’Connor is set to co-star opposite Emily Blunt in the untitled film from Steven Spielberg, Amblin and Universal. O’Connor joins a cast that includes Colin Firth, Coleman Domingo and Eve Hewson. The pic is based on a story by Spielberg and has the filmmaker’s longtime collaborator David Koepp penning the script.

Challengers” star Josh O’Connor has joined the cast of Steven Spielberg‘s new film. As previously announced, Emily Blunt, Colin Firth, Colman Domingo and Eve Hewson (“Bad Sisters,” “Flora and Son”) will round out the call sheet on the yet-to-be-titled film.

Challengers star Josh O’Connor has signed on to star in Steven Spielberg ’s latest feature project. Universal Pictures is backing the untitled event film, which already has Emily Blunt, Colman Domingo, Colin Firth and Eve Hewson on the call sheet.

O’Connor is currently filming “The Mastermind” with co-star Alana Haim and director Kelly Reichart. He will also appear in Rian Johnson’s third “Knives Out” film, “Wake Up Dead Man,” which will be released by Netflix next year.

Josh O'Connor is to star in Stephen Spielberg's next sci-fi movie. 'The Crown' actor, 34, has signed on to lead the director's upcoming blockbuster alongside Emily Blunt, Colin Firth, Colman Domingo and Eve Hewson.

Actor Josh O'Connor is the latest addition to the star-studded cast of Steven Spielberg's upcoming film. O'Connor, best known for his performance in Netflix's The Crown as well as films such as God's Own Country,

Little is known about the “new original event film” other than that David Koepp – with whom Spielberg has collaborated on the Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones franchises – will pen the script, which is said to include “sci-fi elements.