A lot has been happening behind-the-scenes on the upcoming Martin Scorsese-directed film “Killers of the Flower Moon.” The film, starring Robert DeNiro and Leonardo DiCaprio, has had its budget balloon to close to $225 million in the past few months, with Paramount having to sell off distribution and creative rights to Apple. However, we haven’t had much info in terms of the ins-and-outs as to why such a startling set of events even occurred, until now.
Read moreNetflix and Apple Interested in Buying Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ From Paramount, Budget Nearing $225 Million
‘The Irishman' is Martin Scorsese's Eulogy to Gangster Cinema [Review]
Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” starts off with a tracking shot down a hallway, much like the Copacabana take in “Goodfellas,” except this one ends with a close-up of a geriatric and wheelchair-bound Robert De Niro. It’s no coincidence that Scorsese decided to open his movie with this shot as if to tell us this is the end of the road for the goombahs he has so legendarily depicted in classics such as “Mean Streets,” “Goodfellas” and “Casino.” It’s a potent wakeup call for the viewer that this will not be your usual Scorsese-directed mob movie.
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