In a surprising move Warner Brothers is developing a spin off solo Joker film unconnected with the current DC cinematic universe and have enlisted the help of Todd Phillips to co-write a script with 8 Mile scribe Scott Silver. Phillips will direct the movie, and Martin Scorsese will produce it with Phillips. No confirmation as yet but it appears Leonardo DiCaprio is front runner for the Joker.
The film will be a gritty and grounded hard-boiled crime film set in early-’80s Gotham City detailing the rise to power of the prince of crime. Its set to be the first in a series of stand alone films featuring DC characters but not set in the current DCEU.
Meanwhile Jared Leto will be busy being the man in purple for the DCEU as he's set to be
four DC projects including an untiled Joker and Harley Quinn movie, 'Suicide Squad 2,' possibly the 'Gotham City Sirens' spin off and a role in 'The Batman!'
The times they are a changing as streaming giant Netflix's has acquired worldwide rights to Martin Scorsese’s gangster movie 'The Irishman,' the film will reunite Scorsese with Robert De Niro. Al Pacino and Joe Pesci are also set to star.
'The Irishman' is a biopic of Frank “the Irishman” Sheeran, a mob hitman who claimed to have been involved in the notorious murder of union boss Jimmy Hoffa in 1975. Its based on Charles Brandt’s 2004 book 'I Heard You Paint Houses' and will be adapted by Steven Zaillian.
Its due to start shooting later this year, with a projected release date in late 2019.
International trailer for Martin Scorsese 3D family 'Hugo,' starring Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Jude Law, Ray Winstone, Christopher Lee, Helen McCrory, Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Emily Mortimer and Michael Stuhlbarg.
'Hugo' tells the story of an orphan boy living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. With the help of an eccentric girl, he searches for the answer to a mystery linking the father he recently lost, the ill-tempered toy shop owner living below him and a heart shaped lock, seemingly without a key. Based on Brian Selznick's award winning and imaginative New York Times bestseller, "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," this magical tale is Academy Award-winner Martin Scorsese's first film shot in 3D.
It opens 23 November 2011 in America, 2 December 2011 for Ireland and the UK.
Directed by Martin Scorsese, this is the trailer for George Harrison: Living In The Material World. 'Living in the Material World' explores the legendary musician's storied career using previously unseen archival materials and movies, as well as revealing interviews with Paul McCartney, Terry Gilliam, Eric Clapton and more.
In Living in the Material World, Scorsese uses never-before-seen footage from George Harrison’s childhood, throughout his years with The Beatles, through the ups and downs of his solo career, and through the joys and pain of his private life, to trace the arc of George’s journey from his birth in 1943 to his passing in 2001. Living in the Material World features private home videos, photos and never before heard tracks to chronicle the incredible story of the extraordinary man.
Despite its epic reach, the film is deeply personal. Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Olivia and Dhani Harrison, among many others, talk openly about George’s many gifts and contradictions and reveal the lives they shared together. In every aspect of his professional, personal and spiritual life, until his final hours, George blazed his own path.
As his friend John Lennon once said: "George himself is no mystery. But the mystery inside George is immense. It’s watching him uncover it all little by little that’s so damn interesting."
The film will be screened for one night only in UK and Irish cinemas on Tuesday 4th October.
The documentary is then released 10 October on DVD, Blu-ray, and as a Deluxe Edition, which includes 2 DVDs, a Blu-ray, a 96-page book and a CD of never-before-released tracks. It also airs over 2 nights on HBO in the US on October 5th and 6th.
First trailer for Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo,' starring Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Jude Law, Ray Winstone, Christopher Lee, Helen McCrory, Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Emily Mortimer and Michael Stuhlbarg.
'Hugo' tells the story of an orphan boy living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. With the help of an eccentric girl, he searches for the answer to a mystery linking the father he recently lost, the ill-tempered toy shop owner living below him and a heart shaped lock, seemingly without a key. Based on Brian Selznick's award winning and imaginative New York Times bestseller, 'The Invention of Hugo Cabret,' this magical tale is Scorsese's first film shot in 3D.
It opens November 23 2011 for America, 2 December 2011 for Ireland and the UK.
Robert De Niro has revealed that he and Al Pacino are officially teaming up to star in Martin Scorsese's hitman drama 'The Irishman'.
The movie, adapted by screenwriter Steven Zallian from the book 'I Hear You Paint Houses,' follows the life and exploits of hitman Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran. De Niro will play Sheeran, the trigger man who presumably killed Hoffa, according to the book.
De Niro also confirmed, to Showbiz411.com, that both Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel are set for as-yet-to-be-announced roles in the film as well.
Step onto the set of the highly anticipated HBO drama series 'Boardwalk Empire' in this 14 minute behind the scenes featurette featuring interviews and clips from the show.
From Terence Winter, the Emmy Award winning writer of 'The Sopranos' and Academy Award winning director Martin Scorsese comes a new HBO Original Series.
Boardwalk Empire is set in Atlantic City, New Jersey during the Prohibition era. The show is adapted from Nelson Johnson's book, Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Emmy award-winning screenwriter and producer Terence Winter of The Sopranos. The show is being executive produced by Martin Scorsese who also directed the pilot.
Martin Scorsese has begun production on 'Hugo Cabret' his first film to be shot in 3D. It tells the tale of an orphan boy living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. When Hugo encounters a broken machine, an eccentric girl, and the cold, reserved man who runs the toy shop, he is caught up in a magical, mysterious adventure that could put all of his secrets in jeopardy.
It stars Ben Kingsley (Shutter Island), Sacha Baron Cohen (Bruno), Asa Butterfield (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas), Chloë Moretz (Kick-Ass), Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes), Ray Winstone (London Boulevard), Christopher Lee ("The Lord of the Rings"), Helen McCrory ("The Special Relationship"), Frances de la Tour (Alice in Wonderland), and Richard Griffiths (The History Boys).
From Terence Winter, the Emmy Award winning writer of 'The Sopranos' and Academy Award winning director Martin Scorsese comes a new HBO Original Series.
Boardwalk Empire is set in Atlantic City, New Jersey during the Prohibition era. The show is adapted from Nelson Johnson's book, Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Emmy award-winning screenwriter and producer Terence Winter of The Sopranos. The show is being executive produced by Martin Scorsese who also directed the first episode.
The series will detail the life and exploits of Nucky Thompson who is based on the real life person Enoch "Nucky" Johnson, the "boss" of the Republican political machine that controlled Atlantic City from 1911 to 1941. The amazing cast includes Steve Buscemi, Gretchen Mol, Michael Shannon, Michael Pitt, Michael K. Williams and Dabney Coleman.
The series premieres September 2010 in the US.
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HBO Official Synopsis: 'Boardwalk Empire' on HBO is from Terence Winter, Emmy Award-winning writer of “The Sopranos,” and Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese. HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” TV series is set in Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition, when the sale of alcohol became illegal throughout the United States.
America in 1920. The Great War is over, Wall Street is about to boom and everything is for sale, even the World Series. It is a time of change when women are getting the vote, broadcast radio is introduced, and young people rule the world.
On the beach in southern New Jersey sits Atlantic City, a spectacular resort known as “The World’s Playground,” a place where rules don’t apply. Massive hotels line its famous Boardwalk, along with nightclubs, amusement piers and entertainment to rival Broadway. For a few dollars, a working man can get away and live like a king-legally or illegally.
In HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire,” the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City is the town’s Treasurer, Enoch “Nucky” Thompson, (Steve Buscemi) a political fixer and backroom dealer who is equal parts politician and gangster and equally comfortable in either role. Because of its strategic location on the seaboard, the town is a hub of activity for rum-runners, minutes from Philadelphia, hours from New York City and less than a day’s drive from Chicago. And Nucky Thompson takes full advantage in HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire.”
Along with his brother Elias (Shea Whigham), the town’s Sheriff, and a crew of Ward Bosses and local thugs, Nucky carves out a niche for himself in HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” as the man to see for any illegal alcohol. In “Boardwalk Empire,” he is an equal opportunity gangster, doing business with Arnold Rothstein (Michael Stuhlbarg), Big Jim Colosimo (Frank Crudele), Lucky Luciano, (Vincent Piazza) and Al Capone (Stephen Graham).
HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” also stars Michael Kenneth Williams (“The Wire”) as Chalky White, the leader of the city’s African-American community; Gretchen Mol as showgirl Gillian; Dabney Coleman as Nucky’s mentor The Commodore; and Paz de la Huerta as Nucky’s girlfriend Lucy.
Created by Terence Winter, HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” is executive produced by Terence Winter, Martin Scorsese, Tim Van Patten, Stephen Levinson and Mark Wahlberg. Gene Kelly is co-executive producer; Rudd Simmons is producer. “Boardwalk Empire” is directed by Martin Scorsese, Tim Van Patten, Jeremy Podeswa, Alan Taylor and Allen Coulter. HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” is written by Terence Winter, Lawrence Konner, Howard Korder, Tim Van Patten, Paul Simms, Margaret Nagle, Steve Kornacki and Meg Jackson.
HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” TV show is inspired by portions of the non-fiction book “Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City” by Nelson Johnson.
Boardwalk Empire is set in Atlantic City, New Jersey during the Prohibition era. The show is adapted from Nelson Johnson's book, Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Emmy award-winning screenwriter and producer Terence Winter of The Sopranos. The show is being executive produced by Martin Scrosese, and he directed the first episode.
The series will detail the life and exploits of Nucky Thompson who is based on the real life person Enoch "Nucky" Johnson, the "boss" of the Republican political machine that controlled Atlantic City from 1911 to 1941. The amazing cast includes Steve Buscemi, Gretchen Mol, Michael Shannon, Michael Pitt, Michael K. Williams and Dabney Coleman.
Martin Scorsese has offered up some details on his approach for the Frank Sinatra film. Revealing some names to fill Ol' Blue Eyes shoes, citing Johnny Depp, George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Tobey Maguire as people he would like to work with.
'I was hoping it would be a combination of the two. Yeah, because in structure I'd like it to be more like GoodFellas. But like The Aviator, it only deals with certain times in his life. We can't go through the greatest hits of Sinatra's life. We tried his already. Just can't do it.'
'So the other way to go is to have three or four different Sinatras. Younger. Older. Middle-aged. Very old. You cut back and forth in time - and you do it through the music. See what I'm saying? So that's what we're trying for.'
'We're still working on the Sinatra script,' he commented. 'It's very hard because here is a man who changed the entire image of the Italian-American. And that's just one thing. Along with his political work, civil rights, the Mob...'
What the flip? Copenhagen film magazine Ekko are reporting the unbelievable rumour that Martin Scorsese and Lars von Trier are teaming up to remake 'Taxi Driver' and they are casting Robert De Niro in the lead again?
There has been talk at the Berlin Film Festival of De Niro and Scorsese reteaming with Scorsese saying:
'So what’s new? "Bob De Niro and I are talking about something that has to do with that world,'
'There's no doubt about that. We're working on something like that, but it's from the vantage point of older men looking back, none of this running around stuff.'
UPDATE: Lars von Trier's producer Peter Aalbaek Jensen has dismissed the rumour saying:
"I have seen it [the story] in the Danish film magazine and what is written there is not true."
Martin Scorsese is in talks to to direct an adaptation of Brian Selznick's best-selling childrens book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret as possibly his next feature.
The story centers on a 12-year-old orphan named Hugo, who lives in a train station and must finish what his late father started by solving the mystery of a broken robot. This project would mark Scorsese's first foray into films for kids!
Deadline Hollywood Daily has news Paramount Pictures has delayed the release of Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island from October 2nd to February 19th. The reason seem to be paramount doesn't have the financing in 2009 to spend the $50M to $60M necessary to market the film, also another key factor was Leonardo DiCaprio unable to do press for the film during October.