A powerhouse duo is reuniting for a family adventure film called, appropriately enough,Powerhouse. FilmmakerSteven Spielbergworked closely with directorColin TrevorrowonJurassic Worldas a producer, helping Trevorrow hone the story for the fourthJurassic Parkinstallment, and now the two are teaming up once more, but this time to support a different filmmaker. PerTHR, Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment is teaming up with Trevorrow to produce the family action-adventurePowerhouse, based on an idea by Trevorrow and to be written and directed by newcomerEmily Carmichael.
Plot details for the project are being kept firmly under wraps, but it’s an original story that Trevorrow hatched and marks indie filmmaker Carmichael’s biggest project yet. She wrote short stories and essays for the bookOphelia Speaks, created the comic stripWhiz Kids, created the animated web seriesThe Adventures of Ledo and Ix, and helmed the short filmsRPG OKCandThe Hunter and the Swan Discuss Their Meeting. It was the latter that brought her to the attention of Trevorrow, who invited the filmmaker to visit him on the set of hisJurassic Worldfollow-upThe Book of Henry, where the duo’s discussions led to the creation ofPowerhouse.
X-MengodfatherSimon Kinbergis also producing the picture, so this marks a pretty epic project in the nascent stages of development given the talent involved. And this likely won’t be the last time we hear of Carmichael, as the filmmaker recently surfaced as a name under consideration to helm Marvel’s female-led superhero picCaptain Marvel. Clearly her talent’s catching the eyes of Hollywood.
Trevorrow is currently gearing up to move to London to start work onStar Wars: Episode IXfull-time while Spielberg is getting ready to begin production on his next movie,Ready Player One. But it’s nice to see these two high-profile filmmakers putting their weight behind an original project from an up-and-coming director.
