Steven Spielberg has revealed that the šonly genre he still wants to explore is the Westernš¦¹ – and he has "a few" in development.
In an interview with , Spielberg was asked whether there were any other genres he'd still like to tackle now that he'd ticked musicals off his list with ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:West Side Story.
"I was asked that question over the last forty years of my career, if not longer, and I always said a musical was the one thing I haven't done," the director replied. "The thing I neglected to say, which I've never done, šand the one genre that I haven't really tackled yet, is the Westeršn. So, who knows, maybe I'll be putting on spurs someday, who knows?"
He added:š "I got a few in development right now, but who's to say which one will spring to the forefront."
Different takes on the Western have seen a rise in popularity recently, with movies like ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:The Harder They Fall, ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:The Power of the Dog, and First ź¦ŗCow hitting the big screen this year, so it would be interesting to see what Spią“elberg's spin on the genre would look like.
The director has tackled pretty much every other genre you can think of over his long career, from sci-fi movies like Close Encounters of the Third Kind to war movies like ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:Saving Private Ryan and biopics like Lincoln.
Spileberg's latest movie, West Side Story, will arrive on the big screen on December 10. In the meantime, check out our list of all the ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:movie release dates that should be on your radar.
