Steven Spielberg has made no secret of his support for Joe Biden’s re-election, and now the Oscar winner is rolling up his sleeves for the team.
Spielberg is strategically involved in the incumbent’s campaign and even the details of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August, Deadline has confirmed.
“Steven wants to be as helpful to the president as possible,” says a well-informed source. “He believes this is one of the most important elections in the history of the country.”
It’s unlikely the filmmaker will direct a short film about Biden at the DNC this year, as he did for John Kerry in 2004 and again at the 2008 convention when Barack Obama was nominated. However, Spielberg worked with key advisers to convey “the president’s achievements and his vision for the country” to viewers and delegates, I was told.
Representatives for Spielberg did not comment on reports of the director’s participation in the Biden campaign when contacted by Deadline.
The 2024 DNC will take place August 19-22 in the Windy City and will welcome more than 5,000 delegates from all 50 states and U.S. territories. With Biden already assured of his re-nomination and Vice President Kamala Harris remaining at his side, the convention gives Democrats an unhindered opportunity to introduce POTUS to voters.
In this sense, Spielberg has already proven himself to be a committed donor to the Biden-Harris ticket. The Lincoln The director co-hosted the POTUS mega fundraiser on December 8th. Kate Capshacw, Shonda Rhimes, Rick Caruso and Peter and Megan Chernin also co-hosted the president’s first Hollywood shindig of the 2024 campaign.
It will certainly be the first of many, as the Tinseltown ATM has long been a lucrative port of call for Democrats, particularly presidents and would-be presidents.
Spielberg knows the corridors of power well and also has a good friend in Jeffrey Katzenberg at the head of the Biden campaign. The DreamWorks co-founder and heavyweight bundler is serving as co-chair of Biden’s well-funded re-election effort.
A recent recipient of USC’s University Medallion, in part in celebration of the 30thTh On the anniversary of the Shoah Foundation founded by Spielberg, there is still no information about the director’s sequel in 2022 The Fabelmans will be. But helping defeat Donald Trump is not a bad project.
Puck was the first to report the DNC connection between Spielberg and Biden