Steven Spielberg Says He Scrapped A Movie About ‘Porgy And Bess’ That Would Have Starred Colman Domingo: “I Decided Not To Continue Making It”

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Steven Spielberg revealed he abandoned a planned film about composers Ira and George Gershwin that would have starred Colman Domingo. The director did not elaborate on reasons for shelving the project, only stating "I decided not to continue making it." This scrapped collaboration predates their work together on the sci-fi thriller Disclosure Day. Spielberg has not indicated whether he intends to revisit the Gershwin story in the future.