There aren’t many filmmakers who have had the same artistic and cultural impact as Steven Spielberg. The director of Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan has enjoyed nearly unparalleled success in the entertainment industry, winning awards, changing lives, and permanently altering the way movies are made and released.
It was only a matter of time before the life and career of Steven Spielberg would become the subject of a high-profile documentary, and HBO apparently decided that the time is nigh. Spielberg is heading to the cable network on October 7, 2017, and will also be made available on their various streaming platforms, like HBO GO and HBO NOW (via Coming Soon).
Spielberg comes courtesy of director and producer Susan Lacy, who has won 14 Emmy Awards for her work on American Masters, in episodes that explored the life and career of artists like Lillian Gish, Judy Garland and Alfred Hitchcock. She has completed over 80 interviews while producing Spielberg, a film that will feature conversations with Steven Spielberg’s family, friends, and co-workers, as well as behind-the-scenes footage from his classic films.
American actor Harrison Ford and director Steven Spielberg on the set of “Raiders of the Lost Ark”. (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)
Interview subjects for Spielberg include J.J. Abrams, Christian Bale, Drew Barrymore, Cate Blanchett, Francis Ford Coppola, Daniel Craig, Daniel Day-Lewis, Brian de Palma, Laura Dern, Leonardo DiCaprio, Richard Dreyfuss, Ralph Fiennes, Harrison Ford, David Geffen, Tom Hanks, Dustin Hoffman, Holly Hunter, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Ben Kingsley, Kathleen Kennedy, George Lucas, Liam Neeson, Martin Scorsese, Oprah Winfrey and Robert Zemeckis, to name a few. It’s an impressive list of names, and only serves to highlight the enormous reach that Spielberg has had over the course of his long and storied career.
Don’t let this exhaustive career retrospective fool you. Steven Spielberg is 70 years old and still as productive as ever. His next feature film, the historical drama The Papers, is due in theaters on December 22, 2017, and his ambitious science-fiction adventure thriller Ready Player One, based on the bestselling novel by Ernest Cline, arrives in theaters just a few months later, on March 30, 2018.
Ten Mythical Artifacts Indiana Jones Hasn’t Discovered Yet:
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10 Mythical Artifacts Indiana Jones Hasn't Discovered Yet
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Indiana Jones and the Golden Fleece
Jason and his Argonauts pursued the Golden Fleece to prove that Jason was the rightful king of Thessaly, fighting off giants with six arms, harpies and more in the process. Indiana Jones would have a heck of a time fighting off those beasts, even with his trusty whip.
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Indiana Jones and the Hammer of Thor
Thor may be the star of his own Walt Disney franchise, but he's still a mythical being and his hammer is still a work of fiction. A crossover between Indiana Jones and the Marvel Cinematic Universe will probably never happen (although the fans would probably like it), but there's still room to explore traditional Norse mythology in a franchise where myths are very, very real.
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Indiana Jones and the Magic Lamp
Disney has told the story of the magic lamp before, and several times, but the possibilities are endless once you add Indiana Jones into the mix. If you thought Nazis and millionaires went to great lengths to recover the Holy Grail, just imagine what they'd do to acquire three all-powerful wishes.
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Indiana Jones and Pandora's Box
Pandora's Box opened, and all the evils of the world spilled out. Perhaps if you found the box today, all the evils could be forced back inside, for better or worse. Indiana Jones could solve all the world's problems in a moment, or possibly make them much, much worse.
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Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's Stone
Yes, Harry Potter got there first, but the Philosopher's Stone is an ancient concept that fits tidily into Indiana Jones's own universe. Our archaeologist could pursue the artifact to stop a selfish antagonist from using it to topple the world economy (and live forever, naturally).
Photo: Warner Bros.
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Indiana Jones and the Spear of Longinus
Indiana Jones has dealt with the relics of Jesus Christ before, but in a tale that takes place during the Cold War's nuclear proliferation, the weapon that killed the Son of God might have added dramatic weight. If the Ark of the Covenant could liquify Nazis, imagine what a weapon coated in the blood of God could do...?
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Indiana Jones and the Staff of Moses
Indiana Jones has found "The Staff of Kings" before, but that was in a video game, and Disney probably doesn't think those are canon. Regardless, the fabled walking stick that could part the Red Sea and transform into snakes is certainly a valuable artifact that belongs in a museum. Indiana Jones would risk life and limb to keep it out of the wrong hands.
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Indiana Jones and the Sword in the Stone
In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade our hero met a knight who found the Holy Grail, so revealing that the king who sent those knights on that quest was a real personal wouldn't be a stretch. But if Excalibur is real, where is it, and who is worthy to wield it and protect the United Kingdom? (It couldn't possibly be an American... could it?)
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Indiana Jones and the Undersea Kingdom
Another archaeological myth that Indiana Jones discovered in a video game, and the subject of several drafts of never-produced Indiana Jones screenplays. Atlantis remains one of the most infamous lost treasures in the history of the world. Finding it would be damn near impossible, even for Indiana Jones, and doesn't that sound exciting?
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Indiana Jones and the Waters of Life
Harrison Ford will be 76 when the next Indiana Jones movie comes out, so seeking out the Fountain of Youth makes a lot of sense from his character's perspective, and might give fans a meaningful way to say goodbye to the character. Sure, Disney already told a Fountain of Youth story in the last Pirates of the Caribbean film, but nobody liked that movie anyway. Indiana Jones could make the myth his own.
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