Martin Scorsese on the cover of “WSJ. Magazine”.Photo:CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON for WSJ. Magazine
CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON for WSJ. Magazine
Martin Scorsesehas often found his onscreen hero inLeonardo DiCaprio— but forKillers of the Flower Moon, the actor wanted to take on a different role.
DiCaprio, one of Scorsese’s most-frequent collaborators, was originally slated to portray FBI lead investigator Tom White inKillers of the Flower Moon, a white man who is brought to Oklahoma in the 1920s to investigate a series of murders in the Osage Nation. But when Scorsese’s story changed, DiCaprio was quick to suggest a personal recasting, as well.
Leonardo DiCaprio (left) and Martin Scorsese.Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty; Mike Marsland/WireImage
Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty; Mike Marsland/WireImage
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Still, the up-and-down was “pretty scary” for Scorsese, 80. “During these dry spells, it’s pretty scary,” he told the outlet, which referenced Scorsese considering “the precautions of estate planning.” Said the director, “We’re at the end, in a sense.”
Martin Scorsese.CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON for WSJ. Magazine
Scorsese was interviewed as part ofWSJ. Magazine’s annualInnovators Issueand Awards. The Oscar winner isWSJ. Magazine’sfilm innovator of the year and covers the issue, out on newsstands Nov. 11. There will be seven total covers representing each of this year’s award recipients.
“Meaningful innovation, the kind that legacies are made of, can be a little hard to define in the abstract — but it’s never hard to spot once it leaves an indelible mark on the world,” Sarah Ball, editor in chief ofWSJ. Magazine, tells PEOPLE in a statement. “The seven Innovators we celebrate are an inspiration to anyone who finds hope in the power of ideas to give rise to a better world.”
Previous honorees have included Kim Kardashian West, Eddie Murphy, Ryan Reynolds, and more.
Killers of the Flower Moonis based on David Grann’s 2017 bestsellingbook of the same name. The cast also includes Tantoo Cardinal,John Lithgow,Brendan Fraser, Cara Jade Myers, JaNae Collins, Jillian Dion, William Belleau, Louis Cancelmi, Tatanka Means, Michael Abbott Jr., Pat Healy, Scott Shepard, Jason Isbell andSturgill Simpson.
The movie includes actors speaking authentic Osage language, a choice Scorseseexplained in an exclusive behind-the-scenes clippreviously provided to PEOPLE. “We’re making a film about a historical event that is central to the Osage history, so of course it’s important we spoke that language,” he said.
“This is the 1920s, where people were still speaking the Osage language daily,” Geoffrey Standing Bear, principal chief of the Osage Nation, noted in the same clip.
Killers of the Flower Moonis in theaters Oct. 20.
source: people.com
