Steven Spielberg has been revealed to be working on his first Western film as his next directorial venture. Longtime collaborator and cinematographer Janusz Kaminski revealed that he will be collaborating with the director again, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
The cinematographer mentioned that the pair are developing a new visual grammar for the upcoming film, which is based on Kamunski's native country of Poland.
While Spielberg's films like the Indiana Jones franchise borrows several elements from the Western genre, the upcoming film is poised to be the director's first full-fledged project in the genre.
Kaminski's collaboration with Spielberg began with Schindler's List (1993), for which the cinematographer won an Oscar. The collaboration has continued up till Spielberg's latest directorial venture, Disclosure Day.
The cinematographer also won an Oscar for his work in Saving Private Ryan (1998).
Meanwhile, Spielberg's Disclosure Day is a return to the science fiction genre for the director. The film follows the story of a television anchor and a whistleblower who seek to unravel the truth about extraterrestrials to the world.
