Martin Scorsese’s new movie is really long – and people are worried
nme.comMartin Scorsese’s upcoming movie has been given a really long run-time, and some fans aren’t happy.The long-awaited film is called Killers Of The Flower Moon, and is expected to premiere later this year.
However, as reported by Variety, it will have a run-time of close to four hours.Set to premiere at Cannes next month (May 20), the film is Scorsese’s first time presenting a film at the festival in over three decades – following his win for best director for the 1986 film, After Hours.
Produced by Dan Friedkin and Bradley Thomas, Killers Of The Flower Moon also features a star-studded cast, led by Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.The plot will be based on the best-selling non-fiction book of the same name, written by acclaimed journalist David Grann.
Written for screen by Scorsese and Eric Roth, the film takes place in 1920s Oklahoma and depicts the serial murder of several Native Americans, and the investigation into the crimes run by the newly formed FBI.Flower Moon is rumoured to have cost $200,000million (£161,270million) to make (via IndieWire) – which is close to the reported cost of The Irishman.
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