Colin Firth in talks to star in Steven Spielberg's untitled film

Oscar winner Colin Firth is in negotiations to join the cast of legendary director Steven Spielberg's next feature project. The British actor, best known for his performances in movies such as "Pride and Prejudice", "Bridget Jones" series, "The King's Speech" and "A Single Man", will appear alongside Emily Blunt in the movie.Hollywood studio Universal and Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment will be releasing the movie worldwide on May 15, 2026, according to entertainment news outlet Deadline. Though the details of the plot have been kept under wraps, the untitled movie has been billed as an "original event film". It will be produced by Kristie Macosko Krieger. Based on a story by Spielberg, the screenplay is written by longtime collaborator David Koepp, who previously collaborated with the director for "Jurassic Park" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull". Spielberg last directed the semi-autobiographical "The Fabelmans", which was released in 2022. Firth was most recently seen in the HBO limited series "The Staircase". His upcoming projects include the series "Lockerbie" for American streamer Peacock as well as Guy Ritchie series "Young Sherlock" at Prime Video.