Steven Spielberg Developing Frank Bullitt Movie

Steven Spielberg Developing Movie Based on the Character from 1968’s ‘Bullitt’

‘The Post’s Josh Singer is on board to write the script.

Steve McQueen in 1968's 'Bullitt.'

In Pat Renella). The witness is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt (McQueen). When a pair of mob hitmen enter the scene, Bullitt follows their trail through a maze of complications and double-crosses.

The result is widely regarded as one of the most iconic car chases in movie history, barreling through the streets of San Francisco and jumping its many hills, all scored with Lalo Schifrin’s memorable music.

To be clear, this won’t be a remake of ‘Bullitt’ itself, but instead a new movie featuring the character. But what will it be exactly? No one can say yet, since it’s at a very early stage.

All we know for now is that Spielberg has been considering the idea of making movie featuring the character for a while now and came close last year to locking it down to follow ‘West Side Story’, but rights negotiations with McQueen’s estate to use the character weren’t finalized in time, so he switched tracks to shoot drama ‘The Fabelmans’, which is loosely based on his life.

Steven Spielberg on the set of 'The Post.'

With the McQueen family on board (son Molly McQueen are executive producers on the potential new movie), Spielberg has the greenlight to make a deal with Warner Bros. and move ahead with developing the movie with an eye to directing it.

He’s hired ‘The Post’ to write the script, but without a finished screenplay, it’s unlikely that Spielberg would make this movie next.

An even bigger challenge might be finding someone to fill Steve McQueen’s black turtleneck and Ford Mustang – can anyone replicate the actor’s cool style?

Spielberg’s certainly having a good year so far with plenty of awards success for ‘West Side Story’, even if the movie has struggled at the box office, earning just $70 million worldwide so far.

Still, he has the aforementioned ‘Fabelmans’ headed to theaters for Thanksgiving. That film, inspired by his own upbringing in Arizona, features Seth Rogen as the character of his favorite uncle.

David Lynch. It’ll be in theaters on November 23.