The film, directed by Martin Scorsese, chronicles the serial murders of members of the Osage Indian community, which was very rich in oil. A chronicle of a series of brutal crimes that later became known as the “Reign of Terror.”
AppleTV + released the first official image of ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ , the new Martin Scorsese movie. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jesse Plemons and Robert De Niro, production began in February of this year and filming began last April in Osage County and Bartlesville, both locations located in Oklahoma, United States. A western-scented thriller set in the 1920s with a budget of over $ 200 million and which will be released in 2022.
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Pictured are DiCaprio and actress Lily Gladstone . The Oscar winner for ‘The Revenant’ will be Ernest Burkhart, nephew of William Hale -who will play De Niro-, a convicted murderer who, in 1921, ordered the end of the life of his nephew’s wife and mother-in-law, as well as a good part of his in-laws, with the aim of having control of their lands, which were full of oil. In addition, he was convicted of bribery, extortion and intimidation.
Gladstone plays Mollie, Burkhart’s wife. With indigenous roots from the first peoples of the United States, the actress is known for having participated in films such as ‘Certain Women: Lives of a woman’ , ‘First Cow’ or the series ‘Billions’ .
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The new feature film from the director of ‘Taxi Driver’, ‘Gangs of New York’, ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ and ‘The Irishman ‘ is based on the book ‘The Killers of the Flower Moon: Crimes in the Nation Osage and the Birth of the FBI ‘, written by David Grann.
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Referring to its title, the film recounts the serial killings of members of the Osage Indian community, which was very rich in oil. A chronicle about a series of brutal crimes that later became known as the ‘Reign of Terror’.
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Scripted by Eric Roth (‘Forrest Gump’, ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’) and Scorsese himself; the photography is carried out by Rodrigo Prieto, director of photography for ‘El irierno’; production design is signed by Jack Fisk, a regular contributor to Terrence Malick, who is collaborating with Scorsese for the first time.
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Along with DiCaprio, Gladstone, Plemons and De Niro, the cast is rounded out by Tantoo Cardinal, Cara Jade Myers, JaNae Collins, Jillian Dion, William Belleau, Jason Isbell, Louis Cancelmi, Scott Shepher and Sturgill Simpson , among others. Produced between Paramount Pictures and Apple Studios, its release date is pending confirmation.
