After a massive reception at the Cannes Film Festival, Martin Scorsese’s film The Moonflower Slayers got its first full trailer from Apple.
Scorsese reunites with frequent cast members Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro in the historical drama starring Lily Gladstone and Jesse Plemons.
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Eric Roth and Scorsese adapted the screenplay from David Grann’s book Killers of the Flower Moon: Suitable for Young Readers: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, which tells the story of the Osage Murders which saw Native Americans killed for access to their wealth and oil-rich land. The film tells the story of the murders and the ensuing government investigation through the romance of Ernest Burkhart (DiCaprio) and Mollie Kyle (Gladstone).
Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, Brendan Fraser, Cara Jade Myers, JaNae Collins, Jillian Dion, William Belleau, Louis Cancelmi, Tatanka Means, Michael Abbot Jr., Pat Healy, Scott Shepard, Jason Isbell and Sturgill Simpson complete the cast.
“The three and a half hour runtime is fully justified in a mounting tragedy that never loosens its grip – a sordid illustration of historical erasure with echoes in today’s bitterly divisive political game,” it read. . The Hollywood Reporter Cannes film review.
“I knew when I heard this [the Osage] values are about love, respect and love of the land — and I’m not talking about making it a political issue; I really talk about the way of living on this planet – it reoriented me every time I heard it,” Scorsese said at the festival.
The Moonflower Slayers will receive a limited theatrical release in IMAX theaters on October 6, with a wide October 20 release before streaming worldwide on Apple TV+.
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