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Steven Spielberg has revealed his strong desire to direct a Western film, calling the genre one that has “eluded” him for decades.

During a ceremony on June 26, 2025, at which he was being honored by the opening of the new Steven Spielberg Theatre at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, the renowned filmmaker, Steven Spielberg, said that there was a genre he was still hoping to tackle: a Western. He said.

“I have an appetite for a Western, which I will one day hopefully do. It is something that has eluded me for all of these decades”.

This is the most candid and forthright admission to date of his interest in attempting a genre that has fascinated him for a long time.

After successfully tackling adventure, sci-fi, drama, war films, musicals, and others, Spielberg pointed out the Western was “the only major cinematic frontier” that he hadn’t tackled.

The theater dedication came to honor Spielberg’s long relationship with Universal. At the same event, Spielberg argued, “I’m making a lot of movies and I have no plans…ever…to retire”.

The event brought together stars such as John Travolta, Jeff Goldblum, Dakota Fanning, and Vin Diesel, showing the immense respect his peers have for him.

He is producing several projects, including Jurassic World: Rebirth, The Thursday Murder Club, Gremlins 3, and a secret sci-fi film starring Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor.

Observers note that given Spielberg’s penchant for character-driven storytelling and infused emotional storytelling, if he were to do his own Western, it would be a historic contribution to modern cinema.

Steven Spielberg, 78, is still in the creative zone and has come out, for the first time in public, to say he wants to direct a Western. Spielberg referred to the Western as a genre that has “eluded” him.

While there is currently nothing in the works on this project, other than the suggestive statement itself, this is an indication that the iconic director is, indeed, still pursuing new stories and that the West may be the next frontier of storytelling.

Spielberg’s candid thinking and always actionable zeal for the cinematic experience situates this news as both important and encouraging.

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