Whereas Martin Scorsese is celebrating his newest epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” on the awards circuit, the filmmaker is already teasing what might be his subsequent film, based mostly on Shūsaku Endō’s ebook “A Lifetime of Jesus.” (Endō additionally wrote “Silence,” which Scorsese tailored into the 2016 historic drama starring Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver.)
Scorsese revealed in a brand new interview with The Los Angeles Instances that his subsequent spiritual movie shall be set principally within the current day, however, in accordance with the paper, “Scorsese doesn’t wish to be locked right into a sure interval, as a result of he needs the movie to really feel timeless.” Plus, he envisions the movie will clock in at round 80 minutes, a stark distinction to “Flower Moon’s” 206-minute runtime. Per the L.A. Instances, the film will give attention to “Jesus’ core teachings in a method that explores the rules however doesn’t proselytize.”
“I’m looking for a brand new method to make it extra accessible and take away the detrimental onus of what has been related to organized faith,” Scorsese informed the publication. “Proper now, ‘faith,’ you say that phrase and everyone seems to be up in arms as a result of it’s failed in so some ways. However that doesn’t imply essentially that the preliminary impulse was mistaken. Let’s get again. Let’s simply give it some thought. You might reject it. However it may make a distinction in how you reside your life — even in rejecting it. Don’t dismiss it offhand. That’s all I’m speaking about. And I’m saying that as an individual who’s going to be 81 in a few days.”
Scorsese has already completed writing the screenplay for the Jesus film with critic and filmmaker Kent Jones, who made his characteristic debut with the 2018 indie drama “Diane.” In keeping with the L.A. Instances, Scorsese plans to shoot the film later this yr.
In the meantime, the standing of Scorsese’s different upcoming movie, based mostly on the David Grann nonfiction ebook “The Wager: A Story of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Homicide” and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is unknown. That venture, from Apple Unique Movies, was introduced in July 2022, however manufacturing has but to start out.
In October, Scorsese indicated to IndieWire that he could be taking a break from engaged on “The Wager,” saying, “To begin with, the problem is now that the author’s strike is over, and since a lot is on me to go on the market and unfold the phrase about ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ let me take a break. And we’ll get working with writers and see if we get it on the web page. And perhaps it’s one thing I might co-direct, so to talk. It’ll be troublesome. However there are methods now, with sure technical issues we might do, to make it bearable. Relying on how we get the script collectively.”
“Killers of the Flower Moon” was nominated for seven Golden Globes and took residence one win on Sunday, for Lily Gladstone’s lead efficiency as Mollie Kyle.
