Honori Martin Scorsese, recipient of the Legend of Cinema Award, poses with actor Leonardo DiCaprio at a filmmakers luncheon during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theater Owners, in Las Vegas. , Photo Credit: Reuters
Martin Scorsese unveils the first footage from his film assassins of the flower moon at CinemaCon on April 27, where her lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio and pop superstar Rihanna were among the surprise guests.
dark western assassins of the flower moon The film is Scorsese’s sixth 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, and focus the film less on the FBI and more on its plot. instead focused on Burkhardt.
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”.
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”. eager to do”. The New Yorker said, “It was about immersing yourself in that world,” 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 Desire. Premiere at Cannes next month Film Festival.
assassins of the flower moon Apple will have its highest-profile big-screen release to date as the tech giant launches the film in theaters — a stellar launch that should hopefully result in increased interest in its Apple TV+ streaming platform.
Scorsese said, “I’m really thrilled to have a wide theatrical release before it’s available at home.” Apple bought the film from Hollywood studio Paramount after a lavish cost overrun, nearly three and a half hours of production timed to $200 million, and the two companies made a deal to distribute the film to theaters.
Scorsese, director of Taxi Driver, Raging Bull And goodfellas, Awarded the inaugural “Legend of Cinema” award at CinemaCon, which would become an annual award named after its first winner.
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 convince multiplex owners to run “really independent films” alongside more mainstream fare.
Earlier Thursday, Paramount unveiled footage from other upcoming films, including Impossible Goal , dead reckoning part oneTo a packed audience of movie theater owners on the last day of CinemaCon.
Cast member Rihanna of the upcoming film ‘The Smurf Movie’ addresses the audience during the Paramount Pictures presentation at CinemaCon 2023. Photo Credit: AP
As well as Scorsese, the show featured a surprise appearance from pop superstar Rihanna, who joked that her newly announced role the smurf movie Will earn her “good marks” with her kids. The Barbados-born artist will voice the role of Smurfette as well as write original music and songs and produce the film in February 2025. The Stage at Caesars Palace.
The animation is meant to “show me in my third trimester in my pajamas and play a little 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.”