Scorsese: Killers of the Flower Moon After 3:30 hours, the director broke a new record for his next film.

Last May, during his visit to Rome, Martin Scorsese met with Pope Francis. The filmmaker then expressed his desire to make a film about Jesus, more than 35 years after Christ’s last temptation.

“I responded to the Pope’s call to artists in the only way I know how: I imagined and wrote a script for a film about Jesus.”The director revealed. At the press conference held in the Vatican, Scorsese added that he “I was going to meet you” this project.

Eight months later, the 81-year-old artist revealed information about this feature film on the microphone LA Times. First of all, the New Yorker made sure that his story “Explores the teachings of Christ without proselytizing.”

It will be an adaptation of a book written by Shusaku Endo: The life of Jesus. Scorsese brought the work of the Japanese author to the screen already in 2016 with Silence.

After 3h29 of The Irishman and 3h26 of Killers of the Flower Moon, the director creates a surprise by announcing that his new project will last only 80 minutes, or 1h20.

If this length is confirmed, it will be Scorsese’s record: so far, his shortest film is his first, Who’s Knocking at My Door, made in 1967 (1h30).

“I try to find new ways to make Christianity more accessible and free it from all the negativity associated with it because of the church”he explained.

Now you say the word “religion” and everyone jumps because it has disappointed in so many ways.

“Now you say the word ‘religion’ and everyone jumps because it has disappointed you in so many ways. But that doesn’t mean the initial momentum was bad. Think about it. You can reject religion, but it can change your path. live even if you give it up”he concluded.

The story of the feature film promises to surprise us, as it evokes the life of Jesus, but will be developed in our time. Scorsese completed the screenplay, which was written in collaboration with critic and filmmaker Kent Jones. He plans to shoot it at the end of the year.

The man we’ll call Marty also has another project with Leonardo DiCaprio: Betting Grounds. This is an adaptation of the book by David Grann, who is already the author American noteThe work that inspired Killers of the Flower Moon.