Steve McQueen wartime drama ‘Blitz’ lands at Apple

British filmmaker reunites with producers of Oscar-winning 12 Years A Slave.Apple Original Films has acquired Steve McQueen’s upcoming wartime drama Blitz in what the company said was a competitive situation.McQueen will write, direct and produce the stories of Londoners during the Second World War German air raids.

Filming is set to commence later this year.McQueen’s Lammas Park is producing alongside Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films, and Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan and Michael Schaefer of New Regency, where McQueen made the best picture Oscar winner 12 Years A Slave and Widows.New Regency

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