DreamWorks Pictures'/Fox 2000 Pictures' upcoming dramatic thriller directed by three-time Academy Award®-winning directorSteven Spielberg(Saving Private Ryan,Schindler’s List) and starring two-time Academy Award winnerTom Hanks(Forrest Gump, Philadelphia), has been, as previously announced, titledBridge of Spies. In addition, 12-time Oscar nominee Thomas Newman (The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,Saving Mr. Banks) has been signed to score the film, asJohn Williams' schedule was interrupted and he was unavailable to score the film due to a minor health issue, now corrected.
A dramatic thriller set against the backdrop of a series of historic events,Bridge of Spiestells the story of James Donovan (Hanks), a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot. ScreenwritersMatt CharmanandEthan Coen&Joel Coenhave woven this remarkable experience in Donovan’s life into a story inspired by true events that captures the essence of a man who risked everything and vividly brings his personal journey to life. The film will be released in theaters nationwide on July 13, 2025.
Williams, whose credits includeStar Wars: The Force Awakensand theHarry Potterfilms, will join Spielberg on his next film,The BFG, beginning later this year, continuing their unprecedented collaboration which they have enjoyed for over 40 years. Newman has scored many films for DreamWorks, includingThe Help,Road To PerditionandAmerican Beauty, the latter two for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Original Score.
Bridge of Spiesalso stars three-time Tony Award winnerMark Rylance(Twelfth Night,Jerusalem,Boeing Boeing) as Rudolf Abel, a KGB agent defended by Donovan; Scott Shepherd (Side Effects) as CIA operative Hoffman; Academy Award nomineeAmy Ryan(Birdman,Gone Baby Gone) as James' wife, Mary;Sebastian Koch(A Good Day to Die Hard) as East German lawyer Vogel; and Academy Award nomineeAlan Alda(MAS*H,The Aviator) as Thomas Watters, a partner at Donovan’s law firm.
Fox 2000 Pictures co-financedBridge of Spieswith DreamWorks in association with Participant Media, and will distribute internationally. Disney will handle domestic distribution. In addition to directing, Spielberg will produce the film with Marc Platt (“Into the Woods,” “Drive”) and Kristie Macosko Krieger (“Lincoln”), with Adam Somner (“The Wolf of Wall Street”), Daniel Lupi (“Her”), Jeff Skoll (“The Hundred-Foot Journey”) and Jonathan King (“Cesar Chavez”) serving as executive producers. The screenplay is by Matt Charman (“Suite Francaise”) and three-time Academy Award® winners Ethan Coen & Joel Coen (“No Country for Old Men,” “Fargo”). Take a look at a new photo fromBridge of SpiesfeaturingTom HanksandMark Rylance.
