Steven Spielberg eyes Western as next project Steven Spielberg plans to fulfil his long-held dream of making a Western with his next project. 14 March 2026 Steven Spielberg's next movie will be a Western with "no stereotypes". Steven Spielberg is going to make a Western The 79-year-old filmmaker has teased the project will have "horses and guns" but he is trying to steer away from other conventions and "tropes" typically associated with the genre, though he didn't give any plot details. Speaking to The Big Picture's Sean Fennessey at SXSW in Austin, Texas, on Friday (13.03.