After Steven Spielberg's acclaimed historical drama Lincoln (above) opened in theaters late in 2012, the filmmaker decided not to move forward with his planned adaptation of action epic Robopocalypse. He then agreed to direct American Sniper, though he dropped out of that project in August 2013. Eventually, however, Spielberg moved on to Cold War thriller Bridge of Spies, and since then he's been on a roll.

Bridge of Spies received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, and Mark Rylance won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. After the film wrapped production last year, Spielberg moved on quickly to The BFG, an adaptation of Roald Dahl's fantasy story for children that also features Rylance; it's due for release on July 1.

While The BFG is finishing postproduction, Spielberg is already in preproduction on Ready Player One, an adaptation of Ernest Cline's popular novel that revolves around a virtual contest. The movie is set to hit theaters on March 30, 2018.

Now comes word that Spielberg has added yet another project to his slate. He will direct The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, according to Deadline. It's an adaptation of a book by David Kertzer, first published in 1997, that tells the story of a young Jewish boy in Bologna, Italy in 1858 who was forcibly taken from his family so he could be raised as a Christian. His parents then must struggle to get him back. The issues raised lead to the involvement of Pope Pius IX. Mark Rylance will play that role, reteaming once again with Spielberg.

Tony Kushner (Munich, Lincoln) has adapted the book into a screenplay. Production is expected to get underway in early 2017, aiming for theatrical release in late 2017. That means the project will slide into Spielberg's schedule before the fifth installment in the Indiana Jones series of adventure films starring Harrison Ford. David Koepp (Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull) is currently writing a script for the blockbuster, which is scheduled to open in theaters on July 19, 2019.

Speaking of Indiana Jones, producer Frank Marshall told Variety even more sequels could be forthcoming, though he cautioned: "It’s all about the story. I think both in the Jason Bourne series and on Indiana Jones, we are not going to do the Bond thing. We think those characters are iconic, and those are the only actors who can play that.”

Though Spielberg is 69, with four movies in the pipeline it's clear he has no intention of retiring as a filmmaker anytime soon. We can't wait to see them all.