This legend of cinema, who disappeared at the age of 82, with 75 films and 1 Oscar, will have his own biopic with Leonardo DiCaprio!

After Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese has just released a long-awaited project from the closet, a biopic about Frank Sinatra! According to varietyThe maestro will start filming this feature right after the film about Jesus, which he is currently preparing.

Leonardo DiCaprio will play the famous singer with Jennifer Lawrence, who will play his second wife, Ava Gardner. However, according to Variety, Sony Pictures is set to produce the biopic. However, the project could be hindered by the artist’s daughter Tina Sinatra, who would not give her consent.

A long time project

This work has been on Scorsese’s mind for many years, but he threw in the towel in 2017. “We can’t do that. I think it’s really ruined. Sinatra’s heirs don’t agree. But if the situation is resolved, I’ll be there!”He trusted Toronto Sun 7 years ago.

“Some things are difficult for the family, and I understand that. But if they expect me to do that, they can’t tell me everything. He was a difficult man. Everyone is complicated, but Sinatra was a really special case. .”he added, suggesting he had no intention of staging a self-indulgent biopic about the star who died in 1998.

Indeed, many elements of Sinatra’s life may not have pleased the deceased’s family. The actor-singer’s connection with the mafia or his chaotic personal life are among the possible reasons for the disagreement with Scorsese, who obviously wanted to touch even the gray areas of the artist.

Note that the musical biographies at the moment are increasing Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocket Man, Elvis and Bob Marley. James Mangold is preparing a film about Bob Dylan with Timothée Chalamet, and Antoine Fuqua is making a feature film about Michael Jackson. Additionally, Back to Black, the Amy Winehouse biopic, hits theaters on April 24.

Jesus is coming again!

81-year-old Martin Scorsese is not going to put the camera in the drawer. Before taking on Sinatra, he’ll film a project about the life of Jesus. Andrew Garfield and Miles Teller are said to star. The former already worked with Scorsese on Silence in 2016.

“I’m trying to find new ways to make Christianity more accessible and remove all the negativity associated with it because of the church”– he explained when announcing the project.

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

Martin Scorsese also has another project with Leonardo DiCaprio: The Betting Zone. 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.