McQueen, whose father died of prostate cancer in 2006, discovered that he developed a small tumor during one of his routine checkups in 2022, while his new war drama Blitz — about a mother's search for her young son in World War II London — was in pre-production.

Acclaimed director Steve McQueen shared both his prostate cancer diagnosis and fully clean bill of health on the same day. In a new interview with Deadline, the filmmaker revealed that he had surgery to remove a cancerous tumor two years ago,

Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen is revealing today that two years ago he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent a procedure to remove the tumor. Thankfully, the filmmaker is now “fully recovered and fully functional,

The director illuminates his new World War II epic, focused on a boy’s fight to get back home amid the rubble of war-torn London.