Domingo: Spielberg’s “The Dish” Made Me Cry

Oscar nominee Colman Domingo worked with Steven Spielberg on “Lincoln” and will soon re-team with him on his next directorial effort, which is believed to be called “The Dish”. The project will begin shooting in March for a May 2026 release.

David Koepp wrote the script for the film, which is reportedly about UFOs and stars Emily Blunt, Colin Firth, and Josh O’Connor. All other details are under wraps, aside from its supposedly being a return to old-school Spielberg blockbuster filmmaking, like “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”.

Now, speaking to Deadline, Domingo says he can’t say what the film is about but can say the script isn’t so much a thrill ride as a tear-jerker:

“I will tell you this. I finished reading the script and I bawled. I thought it was one of the most beautiful scripts about our humanity. I think it was just the most beautiful film about our humanity, and I literally cried because Steven Spielberg believes in the possibility of the human beings we could be. That’s what I’ll tell you. From what’s out there in the world, it is an untitled sci-fi experience. You know Steven’s always concerned about the stars and the moon, so I think that’s what I can tell you.”

The comments come as the actor was announced to be joining Bill Skarsgard and Dacre Montgomery in the cast of Gus Van Sant’s hostage thriller “Dead Man’s Wire” earlier today.

Domingo wrapped his scenes on Edgar Wright’s “The Running Man” on Monday, is currently in Los Angeles, and jets to Kentucky next weekend to film ‘Wire’.

Austin Kolodney’s script is based on the story of Tony Kirtsis, who, one frigid day in February 1977, took Indianapolis mortgage broker Dick Hall hostage in his office. Domingo will play a radio announcer who is key to getting through to Kirtsis.

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