Scorsese signed with Apple
Two and a half months after the news that Apple will be producing the film "Killers of the Flower Moon", the media giant has signed a contract with the director of the film Martin Scorsese for the right of the first deal for all future projects of the Italian. Legendary filmmaker Sikelia Productions will work closely with Apple TV + over the next few years to create films or TV series that Scorsese will shoot for the streaming service.The beginning of this alliance will be the film "Killer of the Flower Moon" based on a script by Eric Roth, who adapted for the wide screen the book of the same name by David Grann about the murders of American Indians on the lands of which oil was discovered. The main roles will be played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. Apple won the auction, offering the project, originally based on Paramount, over $ 180 million. The film is in preproduction and will begin filming in Oklahoma in February.  Having worked with Paramount for many years (the deal was last renewed in 2015), Sikelia Productions was founded by Scorsese in 2003. The organization manages and produces all of the director's projects, including The Irishman, The Silence, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Keeper of Time, Isle of the Damned, the Oscar-winning film The Departed, The Aviator, the TV series Crime Empire "and" Vinyl ", as well as a number of documentaries. The deal with Sikelia Productions ranks among Apple's other promising deals. Among them are contracts with the companies of Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson, Idris Elba and Ridley Scott. Source: Deadline The Topic of Article: Scorsese signed with Apple. |
