Nearly a year after Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert swept the Oscars with their indie multiverse blockbuster “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” the filmmaking duo has lined up a new project that should see them working on their biggest canvas yet.
Universal has given a July 12, 2026 release date to an untitled “event film” written and directed by the Daniels (via The Hollywood Reporter). While no information has been offered about the plot or cast, the studio backing ensures that it will almost certainly be the largest scale project that the indie-film darlings have taken on to date. The film will be the first project produced under the five-year deal that the Daniels signed with Universal in 2022.
“Daniels are creators who have evolved their craft with a distinct vision and singular voice that is unmistakable across the spectrum of content vying for viewer’s attention,” Universal Pictures chair Donna Langley said in a statement when the deal was announced. “Their films are remarkably theatrical and with only two original projects under their belts, they’ve merely scratched the surface of what they are capable of as filmmakers. We’re grateful they’ve chosen to go on their journey with us.”
In addition to their film deal with Universal, the Daniels also have a separate deal with A24 to produce TV projects. As part of that deal, the filmmakers became attached to direct a Steven Yeun-led comedy pilot for Showtime titled “Mason.”
