Martin Scorsese unveils the first footage from his film assassins of the flower moon Thursday at CinemaCon, where her lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio and pop superstar Rihanna were among the surprise guests. The dark Western Killers is Scorsese’s sixth film with DiCaprio, and his tenth with Robert De Niro – but the first time the veteran director has brought together his well-known A-listers.
A true tale of greed, love and murder set in the 1920s when members of the newly oil-rich Osage Nation in Oklahoma begin dying and disappearing under mysterious circumstances, the twisty crime drama hits theaters in October. Footage shown at a film industry summit in Las Vegas showed DiCaprio’s Ernest Burkhart in a romantic relationship with a Native American woman (Lily Gladstone), while seemingly in the midst of a brutal conflict between the Osage and oil-hungry white capitalists.
De Niro plays William Hale, who is seen conspiring with Burkhart, while Jesse Plemons appears as lawman Tom White, who is sent from the newly formed Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to investigate the murders. . Originally, DiCaprio was set to play White, but after spending time with the Osage, he and Scorsese decided to make a ‘major change’ to the script, focusing the film less on the FBI and instead on Burkhardt. concentrated.
Scorsese said he was interested in finding out “what some of these people might have done to the Osage” and how they might be able to rationalize violence – even those they loved – Just by claiming: “This is civilization. One party comes and the other leaves.”
DiCaprio, hosting a Q&A with Scorsese, described the events of the film as “a forgotten part of our past”.
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The film was shot in real, real-life locations where the horrific events took place, and Scorsese said the script was reworked until the last day of shooting, as he spent time with the Osage people and was ‘right by them’. were eager to do. ,
“It was about immersing myself in that world,” said the New Yorker, “despite the 110-degree heat” and the unsettling presence of coyotes and wild horses on the surrounding prairie. The film is adapted from David Grann’s acclaimed 2017 non-fiction book of the same name and will premiere at next month’s Cannes Film Festival.
would be murderers AppleHighest-profile big-screen release ever as the tech giant launches the film in theaters – a stellar launch that is expected to result in increased interest Apple TV+ Streaming Platform. “I’m really thrilled to have a wide theatrical release before it’s available at home,” Scorsese said, joking that viewing on the small screen is only ‘okay’ by comparison.
Apple buys film from Hollywood studios of great quality After lavish cost overruns, the nearly three-and-a-half-hour production grew to $200 million (roughly Rs. 1,636 crores), and the two companies made a deal to distribute the film across theaters.
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Scorsese, director of Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Goodfellas, was honored with the inaugural ‘Legend of Cinema’ award at CinemaCon. DiCaprio said that Scorsese’s work “will be honored for centuries and generations to come,” and that the 80-year-old director “continues to create momentous cinematic experiences that are at the pinnacle of artistic ambition and achievement.”
Scorsese used this opportunity to ask multiplex owners to run ‘really independent films’ alongside more mainstream fare. Earlier Thursday, Paramount unveiled footage from other upcoming films, including Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One And Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,
Star Dominic Fishbach told AFP the presence of more ‘black and brown people’ and voices in Transformers would open the seven-film, billion-earning franchise to “more and more hearts and families”. Co-star Anthony Ramos said, “It feels like we’re restarting the franchise.”
The presentation featured a surprise appearance from pop superstar Rihanna, who joked that her newly announced role in The Smurf Movie would earn her “cool points” with her kids. The Barbados-born actress will voice the role of Smurfette, as well as write and sing original music, and will produce the film in February 2025. The Stage at Caesars Palace.
The animation means “I’ll show up in my third trimester in my pajamas and play a little boo badass.” said Rihanna, who is pregnant with her second child. “I hope it gives me a little good score with my kids one day. I’m just hoping.”