EXCLUSIVE: In a highly competitive situation, Apple has landed Blitz, the sought-after new feature from Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen featuring the stories of Londoners during World War II’s Blitz, which he will write, direct and produce.
The film is is set to begin filming later this year. McQueen’s Lammas Park produces alongside Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films, and Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan and Michael Schaefer from New Regency.
This reunites McQueen with New Regency, where he made the Oscar Best Picture winner 12 Years a Slave, and Widows. The film was developed and packaged by New Regency under Steve McQueen’s first look deal.
For Apple this adds another high-profile feature in there development slate that has awards potential, which is what made it such a big target when it hit the market.
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