Bryan Singer directs new period drama with Jon Voight set in Lebanon

Bryan Singer has quietly directed a new feature film starring Oscar winner Jon Voight, marking the director's first completed project since he was removed from Bohemian Rhapsody in 2017 and largely vanished from mainstream Hollywood. The untitled period drama was shot in Greece in 2023 and is said to be set in the late 1970s or early 1980s amid the Israeli occupation of Lebanon, people familiar with the production said.

Those people described the story as a father and son drama that centers on an architect seeking redemption. One person who said they had seen the final cut but was not involved with the production called it "a really well made film with awards-season potential," while cautioning that it is likely to become "a huge hotbed of controversy" because of its subject matter. That person added that the film "makes Israel look really bad and could be polarizing." Another person familiar with the project confirmed the father-son focus and the architect storyline.

Israeli filmmaker Yariv Horowitz is reported to have been involved in the production in an undisclosed capacity. Industry sources said a domestic distribution deal is reportedly imminent, though it remains unclear...