![]() Spielberg signed on to direct this project just four months into Disney’s Touchstone Pictures division kicking off a long-term distribution agreement with DreamWorks with the release of I Am Number Four. It also didn’t hurt that Robopocalypse also filled a need for Spielberg’s film company DreamWorks. With all these familiar ingredients on the table, Robopocalypse not only fit the bill as material that could be adapted into a big sci-fi action extravaganza but, like Ready Player One, it could harken back to earlier periods of Spielberg’s filmography. That project was Robopocalypse, one of the costliest Spielberg directorial efforts to never see the light of day. Just a few years prior, a different film adaptation of a modern science-fiction novel was preparing to return this filmmaker to the domain of big-budget thrillers. ![]() Interestingly, the man behind Jaws didn’t always plan on fulfilling that need with Ready Player One. However, Ready Player One showed that the filmmaker was also hankering for something a little more lighthearted and escapist. They were thoughtful titles that demonstrated Spielberg’s mastery over this genre. Throughout this chapter of his career, Spielberg went into “Dad Mode” to direct superb period piece dramas like Lincoln or Bridge of Spies. ![]() This CG-heavy explosion of pop culture references was a far cry from the kind of movies Spielberg primarily helmed throughout the 2010s. ![]() In 2018, Steven Spielberg made his long-awaited return to action blockbusters that weren’t based in the world of Tintin with Ready Player One. ![]()
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