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Martin Scorsese Talks About Jesus and Frank Sinatra

@Courtesy of Life Itself As if making a film about Jesus Christ weren’t enough, Martin Scorsese is reviving plans to make his long-delayed biopic about Frank Sinatra, with Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly being considered to play the iconic crooner. The 81-year-old auteur is currently working on a film about Jesus that is based on a book by…

Martin Scorsese Plans Film Based on Shusaku Endo’s ‘Life of Jesus’

@Photo by Jaap Buitendijk – © 2011 GK Films. All Rights Reserved. Martin Scorsese plans to make a new film about Jesus that will be quite different from his controversial 1988 film The Last Temptation of Christ. According to an interview he gave to the Los Angeles Times, his new film will be based on A…

“killers of the Flower Moon” : Q&A with Martin Scorsese and His Staff

Synopsis : Based on David Grann’s broadly lauded best-selling book, “Killers of the Flower Moon” is set in 1920s Oklahoma and depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation, a string of brutal crimes that came to be known as the Reign of Terror. Rating: R (Some Grisly Images|Language|Violence) Genre: Crime, Drama…

Killers Of The Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese Conveys The Native American Perspective On Screen

There’s a horrific chapter in American history that concerns the way white settlers used fatal means to seize the wealth of the Osage people of Oklahoma in the early 20th century. This story was captured in the book Killers Of The Flower Moon, written by David Grann, that Martin Scorsese has transformed into a film….

Martin Scorsese is Working on the Film with Todd Field and Kent Jones on Marilynne Robinson’s Book, “Home”

Though Martin Scorsese turns 81 in November, age is not stopping him from what he loves to do—direct films. The legendary movie maker reportedly has several projects in development, including Killers of the Flower Moon, which will premiere on October 20 with a cast starring Leonardo Caprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo…

Martin Scorsese Meets Pope Francis, Plans to Make a New Film about Jesus

@Life Itself After a highly anticipated premiere of Martin Scorsese’s latest outing, “Killers of the Flower Moon” at the Cannes Film Festival, an American auteur stayed in Europe and went to Italy over the weekend and attended the Rome conference at the Vatican where he met with Pope Francis and announced that he will make…

Martin Scorsese Reveals Why He Didn’t Direct ‘Schindler’s List’: “I’m not Jewish””

After thirty-some years, Martin Scorsese is telling the world why he turned down the possibility of directing Schindler’s List, the acclaimed Holocaust-themed film that was ultimately done by Steven Spielberg. In a recent interview with Deadline, Scorsese said that his decision to turn the project over to Spielberg was prompted after the response to his…

Killers of the Flower Moon — Official Teaser Trailer : Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Directed by Martin Scorsese

Apple Original Films today unveiled the teaser trailer for Martin Scorsese’s highly anticipated feature “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Premiering at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, May 20, “Killers of the Flower Moon” will be released exclusively in theaters worldwide, in partnership with Paramount Pictures, limited on Friday, October 6, and wide on Friday,…

Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ is Officially Confirmed to Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival

Martin Scorsese’s upcoming Western crime drama, Killers of the Flower Moon, is set to have its world premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. The festival confirmed the news this morning, and added that the screening will be held on Saturday, May 20 in the Grand Théâtre Lumière, Deadline is reporting. The drama, which is…

Lin-Manuel Miranda Working On New Broadway Musical Based on Martin Scorsese’s ‘New York, New York’ Film

A new stage production loosely based on Martin Scorsese’s 1977 Golden Globe-nominated musical drama film, New York, New York, is set to debut on Broadway in March 2023. Tony and Olivier Award winner Susan Stroman will direct and choreograph the production, whose theater has not yet been announced, Deadline is reporting. The theatrical adaptation, which…