Deadline understands that the project is still in thedevelopmentstages but it is nearing a series order.
We are working onNapoleonas a seven-part limited series, he said.
It wont be the first time Spielberg picked up the reins on a project that Kubrick originally developed.
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Artificial Intelligencebegan when Kubrick acquired the rights to the short story Supertoys Last All Summer Long by Brian Aldiss.
He worked on a treatment for more than 20 years before handing it over to Spielberg in 1995.
The latter eventually directed the film, which was released in 2001.
Spielberg dedicated the project to Kubrick.
The announcement comes as Ridley Scotts high-profile Napoleon biopic starring Joaquin Phoenix for Apple TV+ is already underway.
