EXCLUSIVE: After tipping Emily Bunt to star in May, Steven Spielberg appears to have found another A-lister for the next film, as Deadline learns that Colin Firth is in early talks to join the cast. The Amblin and Universal film is based on a story by Spielberg, with the filmmaker's longtime collaborator David Koepp penning the script.

Universal and Amblin had no comment.

Kristie Macosko Krieger is producing. Plot details are being kept under wraps.

Universal has set the film for May 15, 2026, putting it in the summer tentpole zone that Spielberg practically created with films like Jaws and Raiders of the Lost Ark. It would be his first major summer release in a long time.