In February 2017, Steven Spielberg had halted pre-production on The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara after a casting setback, and consequently opened his schedule to other potential films to direct.
U veljači 2017. godine, Steven Spielberg je prekinuo pretprodukciju filma The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara nakon problema s dodjelom uloga pa je njegov raspored postao otvorenim za režiranje novog potencijalnog uratka.