Leonardo DiCaprio says Martin Scorsese’s new film is a “masterpiece”
nme.comLeonardo DiCaprio has described Martin Scorsese‘s new film, Killers Of The Flower Moon, as a “masterpiece”.DiCaprio stars alongside Robert De Niro in the movie, which details the real-life killings of the native Osage people in 1920s Oklahoma, where oil deposits were discovered.Jacqueline West, the movie’s costume designer, who also worked with DiCaprio on The Revenant, recently recalled a conversation she had with the actor about Scorsese’s film.Speaking to Deadline, she said: “I was talking to Leo about it.
We had lunch before I came here. He said, ‘Jackie, I think we worked on a masterpiece.’ I thought for Leo to say that, was something.
He doesn’t say that lightly. He has been in the business since he was a little boy.”The film has a reported budget of over $200million (£141,840), making it Scorsese’s most expensive project to date.
Despite previous speculation that the film would find a home on Netflix, Killers Of The Flower Moon is set to be released by Apple TV+.De Niro plays powerful rancher William Hale, while DiCaprio plays his nephew, Ernest Burkhart.
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