British Screenwriter Steve McQueen ‘Fully Recovered’ 2 Years After Cancer Diagnosis

The ‘Blitz’ director told Deadline that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2022.

Steve McQueen speaks to the media as he attends the "Occupied City" special presentation during the 67th BFI London Film Festival on Oct. 05, 2023. Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for BFI

British film director Steve McQueen underscored the importance of early cancer screenings two years after overcoming his own battle with prostate cancer.

The Oscar-winning filmmaker revealed in a recent interview with Deadline that he was diagnosed with the disease in 2022, shortly before filming began for his most recent movie, “Blitz.”