After Just 4 Films in 25 Years, Glazer Breaks Silence with a New Direction — 'He Reinvents His Auteur Style Every Time'

Jonathan Glazer, one of modern cinema’s most elusive auteurs, has confirmed he is working on a new film — and, for once, it won’t take a decade. Speaking at Bologna’s Il Cinema Ritrovato festival, the director of The Zone of Interest and Under the Skin revealed, "I have something in my head that I will soon translate into a movie."

It’s the first sign of forward movement since his Oscar-winning Holocaust drama stunned audiences and awards voters alike. Known for taking years between films — four in 25 years, to be exact — Glazer acknowledged the long gaps but hinted that this time will be different. "I won’t wait another 10 years," he told the crowd.

While no plot details were shared, Glazer’s hint toward a thematic pivot was notable. At Cannes in 2023, shortly after The Zone of Interest, he spoke about a desire to explore tenderness — "how tender we can be as well" — in stark contrast to the brutality of his last film. For many cinephiles, this promise of a new direction is cause for quiet celebration.

"I realize Jonathan Glazer is one of the few directors who seemingly reinvents his auteur-style with each new picture. It's sublime to think that the guy that made the Karma Police music video made Under the Skin, Birth, Zone of Interest, and my favorite, Sexy Beast." Prior-Masterpiece-32 put it.

That level of consistency, despite transformation, is what makes Glazer such a rare figure in cinema.

"He’s one of those rare directors where you can make the argument that each of his films is his best — and be right," wrote syiyers. Another user, atclubsilencio, summed up the mood shared by many long-time admirers: "I wish he would make more, but I’d rather have to wait a long time to be greeted with a masterpiece every time than him just tossing them out and getting a bunch of mediocre ones."

Glazer’s films may arrive slowly, but when they do, they tend to stay with you — haunting, shifting, demanding to be revisited. If his instincts are right, the next one might be his most surprising yet.