If cinema has looked a little less beautiful these last few years, there’s a good reason why: cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki hasn’t shot a new feature since 2015’s The Revenant. Yes, Terrence Malick’s Song to Song came out in early 2017, but was shot a half-a-decade before that, the post-production enduring the usual Malickian process. He also worked on Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s virtual project Carne y Arena a few years back, as well as a Jennifer Lawrence-led Dior commercial, but his return to feature filmmaking has been long-awaited, and it’ll finally occur soon.

Deadline reports that “Chivo” will be shooting the next drama from David O. Russell. Starring Christian Bale, Michael B. Jordan, and Margot Robbie, no plot details have been unveiled for the film, based on an original idea by O. Russell, but production begins this spring so hopefully more information will arrive soon.

Lubezki made history,...