Might secret agent Matt Helm provide the answer to which film Steven Spielberg will next helm?
Spielberg is seriously considering a film that DreamWorks developed for several years before leaving it behind at Paramount as part of the divorce settlement between the two companies. But the question of whether Spielberg will direct involves a series of complex issues that touch on the relationship between Paramount and DreamWorks, and the latter studio’s new finance partner, Reliance. Spielberg’s camp said he is attached to produce, but it’s unclear if he’s going to direct. Clearly, Spielberg is excited about the project again after the rewrite that Paul Attanasio delivered last week. While some DreamWorks-developed projects left behind at Paramount give Spielberg and Stacey Snider the option to co-finance and co-distribute, “Matt Helm” isn’t one of them. The picture is 100% owned by Par. As Spielberg and Snider near the closing of their financing and their new deal with Disney, they would like nothing more than to have those partners be part of Spielberg’s next picture. But Paramou
