Universal is shifting around the release dates for two major 2026 films, one from Steven Spielberg and another from “Everything Everywhere All at Once” directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.
Spielberg’s next film will open on June 12 instead of May 15. It’s taking the place of the Daniels untitled movie, which was taken off the calendar.
Universal didn’t offer a reason for the shifts, though the film from the Daniels, as the Oscar-winners are known professionally, appeared to be in a nascent stage without a script, title or cast ever being announced.
Spielberg’s project, which also doesn’t have a title or logline but has been vividly described as a “new original event film,” was previously scheduled to open between two expected behemoths: “Avengers: Doomsday” on May 1 and “Star Wars” spinoff “The Mandalorian and Grogu” on May 22. Spielberg’s untitled film now shares a release date with Paramount’s “Scary Movie” and debuts a week ahead of Disney’s “Toy Story 5” (June 19).
Spielberg’s upcoming feature is reportedly UFO-related. David Koepp, whose previous work with the filmmaker includes “Jurassic Park,” “War of the Worlds” and “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” is writing the screenplay.
More to come…
