Apparently, Brian De Palma isn’t retired from filmmaking after all. IndieWire reports (via Vulture) that the legendary director has plans to make a film soon. De Palma confirmed he’s in the midst of casting a new project in Vulture’s 40th-anniversary piece for “Body Double,” the director’s fan-favorite 1984 film.
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“I have one other film I’m planning to make. And we’re in the process of trying to cast it,” De Palma told the outlet. “I can’t tell you what it is, until it happens. Then I’ll be very happy to announce it.” If De Palma indeed follows through and directs the new project, it’ll be his first film since 2019’s “Domino,” a crime thriller starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau riddled with production issues that landed quietly on VOD. Many considered De Palma done with the movie business after “Domino,” so news of him returning to the director’s chair comes as a surprise. But it’s a welcome one: over a five-decade career, De Palma has helmed several modern classics, including “Carrie,” “Scarface,” “Blow Out,” and “Dressed To Kill,” among others.
But before De Palma fans get too excited over the news, let’s see if this project gets an official announcement. Before “Domino,” De Palma had two other movies he wanted to make that he eventually didn’t: “Sweet Vengeance” and “The Predator.” Both films were based on true crimes, with “The Predator” tackling the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
Whatever De Palma’s next project ends up being, fans hope it’s not his swan song; but with the director now 84, it very well might be. Still, at least “Domino” won’t be De Palma’s last outing: a troubled dud that still has shades of De Palma’s singular visual and political brilliance.
So, what do you think about De Palma’s return to filmmaking? Share your thoughts in the comments section below!
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