The remake collected a paltry $10.5 million from 2,820 cinemas across the US
Spielberg spent more than a year looking for his cast, including in Latin America and Australia
But years after the film's release, Spielberg admitted that Puri was the best villain the world had produced
Industry has been rife with contention about whether such films deserve the same recognition as traditional ones
The director will be recruiting Latino talent to play the lead roles
The duo worked together for the first time in 'The Post'
Lebanon maintains boycott of Israel, and blacklisted Spielberg after he donated $1 mn to Israel during its 2006 war
'The Post' will focus on the role of The Washington Post in publishing study about America's role in the Vietnam War
Box office failure of ‘The BFG’ proves it’s superheroes who sell tickets, not those behind the mask
Spielberg brings screen adaptation of Roald Dahl book