The last film from Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker“) was the period drama “Detriot” that was released back in 2017. The filmmaker has finally found her next project, a genre picture that will be made for Netflix.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, the is film said to be “eyeing a budget north of $100 million” and will see Bigelow work alongside seasoned screenwriter David Koepp, who will adapt his upcoming novel “Aurora” for the feature.
The new project, while fictionalized, sounds like it will take a page from natural disasters that are sadly too real and wealthy people spending countless dollars on elaborate bunkers, a phenomenon that boomed during the pandemic.
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Koepp’s novel, which will be published in June, follows a solar storm that knocks out most of humanity’s power grids. It focuses on the personal story of a divorced mother that must protect her teenager and estranged brother as society deals with the fallout of losing power. Her brother is a wealthy Silicon Valley CEO that has built a luxurious bunker in the desert for just such a disaster and hopefully will be a safe spot for the three to find refuge.
The screenwriter is no stranger to genre films, with credits that include “Jurassic Park,” “War of The Worlds,” “Panic Room,” “Death Becomes Her,” “Mission: Impossible,” “Stir of Echoes,” and “Spider-Man.”
Bigelow is known for films like “Point Break,” “The Hurt Locker,” and “Zero Dark Thirty.” She has an excellent eye for casts and we’ll be excited to see who she ends up placing in the adult roles of the mother and brother.
“Aurora” is another sign that established awards-caliber directors are embracing the streaming format and the decent budgets that come with it. This comes after streaming movies like “CODA” and “The Power of The Dog” had a strong performance at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, earning key awards, the former landing Best Picture.