From the look of this first poster, a young Steven Spielberg looks to rise from would-be filmmaker to celluloid stardom in Hollywood. Swanson, Anna (September 15, 2022). " The Fabelmans is a Personal Journey Through Memories and Moviemaking". Film School Rejects . Retrieved October 14, 2022. Lee, Benjamin (September 11, 2022). "The Fabelmans review – Steven Spielberg's sweet but sanitised personal drama". The Guardian . Retrieved October 14, 2022.

O'Rourke, Ryan (September 11, 2022). " 'The Fabelmans' Trailer Embraces the Magic of Movie-Making". Collider . Retrieved September 11, 2022. The following year, Sammy is living with his father in Hollywood. He wants to drop out of college but is unable to find work in filmmaking. Burt grudgingly accepts his son's passion and tells Sammy to keep on his path if it makes him happy. Sammy receives an offer to work on Hogan's Heroes. McGrotty, Andrew; Raul, Danilo (September 7, 2023). "Best Modern Movies Shot on Film". MovieWeb . Retrieved November 25, 2023. Rubin, Rebecca (September 18, 2022). "Steven Spielberg's 'The Fabelmans' Wins Toronto International Film Festival's People's Choice Award". Variety . Retrieved October 14, 2022. Evangelista, Chris (September 11, 2022). "The Fabelmans Review: One Of Steven Spielberg's Warmest, Most Autobiographical Films [TIFF]". SlashFilm.com.Willsher, Kim (February 24, 2023). " 'What a film!' Spielberg's The Fabelmans stuns French critics and audiences". The Guardian. Next Gen 2023: The Hollywood Reporter’s 35 Rising Executives 35 and Under ft. Michelle Momplaisir, Kelsey Balance and Megan Macmillan On the meaning behind the family name "Fabelman", Kushner (who came up with that name) said, "Spielberg means play-mountain; 'spieler' is an actor in Yiddish, and a 'spiel' can be speech or can be a play ... I wanted to have some of that meaning, and I've always liked the German word 'fabel,' which means fable. And because the movie is autobiographical for Steven but it isn't an autobiography, it's not a documentary, so there's a fictional element as well. So I thought that 'Fabelman' was a nod to that." [20] Pre-production [ edit ] TIFF: Curtain-rise with Steven Spielberg's magic touch". Thessaloniki International Film Festival. October 10, 2022 . Retrieved October 10, 2022.

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Friedman, Roger (January 29, 2023). "Box Office: "Fabelmans", "Tar", "Women Talking", All Oscar Movies Up, "Whale" Beached, Billie Eilish Bonanza". Showbiz411 . Retrieved January 29, 2023. The score was composed and conducted by John Williams, marking his 29th film collaboration with Spielberg and approaching the 50th anniversary of their first film The Sugarland Express, released in 1974. [60] On June 23, 2022, Williams revealed that this and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny may be the last two films he will score before retirement. [61] [62] Recording of the score began in March 2022, following Williams's concert performance with the Vienna Philharmonic at Vienna's Musikverein. [63] In July, stills from the recording sessions were revealed by one of the film's crew members, revealing that scoring of the film is underway. [64] Along with his usual orchestral style, Williams opted for a score mostly relying on piano, with Joanne Pearce Martin, principal pianist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, providing the piano solos. St. Lawrence, Chris (March 20, 2022). "Framing the Magic of West Side Story with Cinematographer Janusz Kamiński – Exclusive Interview". DiscussingFilm . Retrieved March 22, 2022. On a January night in 1952, in Haddon Township, New Jersey, Jewish couple Mitzi and Burt Fabelman take their young son Sammy to see his first film: The Greatest Show on Earth. Dazzled by a train scene, Sammy asks for a model set for Hanukkah, which he crashes late one night. Principal photography began in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles on July 17, 2021, lasting for 59 days until ending on September 27, 2021. Additional filming took place at Zuma Beach in Malibu, California for the "Ditch Day" scenes, Susan Miller Dorsey High School for the high school scenes, and on soundstages in Santa Clarita, California. [42] [43] [44] [45]Kroll, Justin; D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 8, 2021). "Steven Spielberg To Direct Untitled Project Loosely Based On His Childhood; Michelle Williams In Talks For Role Inspired By His Mom". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 23, 2021 . Retrieved April 8, 2021. The Fabelmans". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021 . Retrieved August 23, 2021. It held its European premiere at the Rome Film Festival on October 19, 2022, which was followed by its United States premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on November 6, 2022, as the closing night film of the 2022 AFI Fest. It also closed the Miami International Film Festival on November 10, 2022, with Paul Dano virtually receiving the festival's Precious Gem Award. [83] [84] [85] The French premiere took place at the Lumière Film Festival on October 18, 2022. [86] It also screened as the opening night film of the 20th Morelia International Film Festival on October 23, 2022, the 63rd Thessaloniki International Film Festival on November 3, 2022, [87] and the 44th Cairo International Film Festival on November 13, 2022. [88] [89] It also opened the 15th edition of "The Contenders" film series at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City on November 10, 2022, followed by a conversation with the cast. [90] Lawson, Richard (September 11, 2022). "Spielberg Shares an Emotional, Complex Self-Portrait In The Fabelmans". Vanity Fair . Retrieved October 14, 2022.

Seth Rogen as Bennie Loewy, Burt's co-worker and best friend who becomes a surrogate uncle to SammyMurphy, J. Kim (February 4, 2022). "David Lynch Joins Cast of Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans (Exclusive)". Variety . Retrieved February 4, 2022.