Martin Scorsese’s long-awaited and much highly anticipated crime-thriller, Killers of the Flower Moon, has been developing since 2016, when Imperative Entertainment won the rights to the book it’s based on. While the film only moved to production after Scorsese finished working on The Irishman, it was confirmed at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards that the film would mark the ultimate unison of Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, and Leonardo DiCaprio. And now, the film has landed a confirmed release date.
Paramount and Apple have jointly confirmed that the film will release theatrically on October 6, 2023. A worldwide distribution on October 20 will follow the limited release. The film has already been confirmed to release on Apple TV at an unspecified date. Before that, the film is set to do rounds at several film festivals across the globe. Made on a budget of almost $200 million, the movie is slightly shorter than three-and-a-half hours.
Killers of the Flower Moon is based on the book of the same name by David Grann. The film chronicles the actual crime events surrounding the murders of the members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma in the 1920s. It will primarily focus on the significant FBI investigation into the murders led by Texas Ranger Tom White, directly reporting to J. Edgar Hoover.
The movie has gone through some interesting changes during production. One of them was changing the film’s lead. The film was written for DiCaprio (also a producer on the movie), who later decided to take a supporting role and hand over the part of White to Jesse Plemons. Later on, the film added a massive ensemble which gave the movie a pretty positive response from the fans.
The film interestingly stars a trio of Academy Award-winning actors, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and the newly awarded and fan-favorite Brendan Fraser. The latter takes on the supporting role of W.S. Hamilton in Killers of the Flower Moon. Other cast members are Lily Gladstone, Tantoo Cardinal, and John Lithgow.
The film further adds up a huge list of talented creators and technicians, including screenwriter Eric Roth (The Irishman), cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto (The Wolf of Wall Street), Thelma Schoonmaker (The Departed), and Scorsese’s longtime collaborator, musician Robbie Robertson.
That makes Killers of the Flower Moon an exciting venture to experience in theaters. Are you excited about Martin Scorsese’s ensemble-filled masterpiece?