Steven Spielberg Nonetheless Needs to Make a Horror Movie ‘Sometime’

Jaws was launched over 50 years ago, and persons are nonetheless frightened of sharks. There are scream-worthy moments in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Jurassic Park. And whereas Steven Spielberg technically didn’t direct Poltergeist—Tobe Hooper did—he produced it, wrote the story, and co-wrote the screenplay. And now, 5 a long time into what’s been a really genre-heavy filmmaking profession, Spielberg admits he’s nonetheless hoping to direct a horror film ultimately.

Chatting with Empire, nevertheless, the Oscar winner defined there’s a purpose why he hasn’t but taken the plunge.

“I haven’t directed a horror movie but, and I’ve at all times wished to, and sometime I’ll,” he mentioned. “However there have been some nice horror movies out already that fulfill that itch.”

Zach Cragger’s Weapons is one such instance. “After I see an important horror movie like Weapons, I don’t have an itch I must scratch. I see Weapons, and it doesn’t make me need to make a horror movie that’s as scary or scarier than Weapons. It satisfies me so utterly, it truly arrests my need to sometime make a very, actually scary film.”

Spielberg’s newest alien-themed film, Disclosure Day, arrives June 12, and it appears he doesn’t have that very same urge to place off sci-fi when he sees a very nice sci-fi movie from one other filmmaker. Working example: he loves Denis Villeneuve’s Dune films and thinks they “honor” the books by Frank Herbert, which he additionally loves.

“They’re amongst my favourite science fiction films, not only recently, however of all time. Particularly the second movie,” he advised Empire. “I believe [Part Two] is the most effective film Denis has ever made. I can not wait to see the third one.”

Being Spielberg has its privileges, by the best way. Dune: Part Three isn’t out till December, however “I’m certain he’ll present it to me early. I’m such a fan of his.”

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