Dr. Strangelove

Dr. Strangelove (or Dr. Strangelove or: How I Simply Ignore the Fail Safe and Embrace Oblivion) is an upcoming American black-and-white dark comedy thriller film directed by with a script by  and. It is both a remake of 's (the film itself is based on the 1958 novel ' by ) and "satirized reimagining" of ' (the film itself is based on the  by  and ), both of which were released on 1964.

The fill will be released through through its' Columbia Pictures banner.

Premise
In this remake of Stanley Kubrick's Doctor Strangelove and "satirized reimagining" of the Fail Safe. Set in 1964 during the Cold War with Korea U.S. Air Force General Jack Ripper recently discharged from military psychiatry after faking recovery takes complete control of the military base and sends bomber wings to attack what he thinks is a Korean military base and believes the communists are conspiring to pollute the "precious bodily fluids" of the American people, now the President of the United States, a foreign nuclear science, and his staff scramble to stop the General, before the bombs are dropped and a holocaust begins.

Production
Sony announced that a satire film that will double as both a remake of 's and  comedic reimagining of  both of which were released in 1964 and adapt from novels following the tradition of classic cinema the film will be shown in black and white and unlike the two films the remake/reimagined film will be R-rated, the "Riding Bomb" scene will be reenacted,  was originally set direct and produce with 's  and, but later dropped as director and remained on as producer,  and   (Neighbors) tapped for the script, the plot will take place in 1964 during the Cold War with Korea (not Russia) when an insane general orders an attack on Korea and President of the United States, a foreign nuclear science, and his staff scramble to stop the General. Characters will be a different race or gender and played by the same actor. Months later was chosen as director.

Casting
The films' characters will be different gender and race

Filming
Principal photography will be held in Mississippi Film Studios in Canton, Mississippi where the War Room scenes will be filmed and the Beale Air Force Base will serve as the military base, McKay confirmed the film will be shot on Panavision Millennium XL2 cameras that were equipped with a vintage 1930s Baltar lens, and black-and-white Eastman Double-X 5222 film was used with a custom short pass filter, while taking every necessary measure to make sure nothing goes wrong.