While Joaquin Phoenix has been on the promotional trail for You Were Never Really Here (read our ★★★★★ here) he has been speaking about the rumours linking him with the Todd Phillips directed and Martin Scorsese produced Joker origin film. In discussion with Fandango, he was asked whether he’d be playing The Joker, to which the […]
Al Pacino on being digitally de-aged for Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman
Martin Scorsese is currently in post-production on his latest film, mob epic The Irishman, with the Netflix movie’s budget reportedly ballooning from $100 million to around $175 million thanks in no small part to the extensive visual effects required to digitally de-age its cast. Once such cast member is Al Pacino, who is teaming on the role […]
Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman said to be way over budget
For the past six months or so, Martin Scorsese has been hard at work shooting his latest film The Irishman, which sees him returning to the mob genre and directing a hugely impressive cast which includes the likes of Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel. We already knew that the Netflix […]
Martin Scorsese wraps production on The Irishman
Martin Scorsese has just announced a production wrap on his latest film, The Irishman. The film marks a return for Scorsese to the mobster crime genre and stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Harvey Keitel, Anne Paquin and a coming-out-of-retirement Joe Pesci for the film. Scorsese made the announcement over his Instagram page, simply saying “That’s […]
Vikings creator teaming with Martin Scorsese for The Caesars
Vikings and The Tudors creator Michael Hirst has revealed to The Guardian that he is set to team with filmmaker Martin Scorsese for a new series entitled The Caesars, with a plan to tell the story of the early rulers of Rome across several seasons, beginning with the rise of Julius Caesar. “In the movies […]
Exclusive Interview – Asa Butterfield talks Journey’s End
Asa Butterfield admits he’s been an actor “for a long time”. By that, he means the best part of 13 years, during which time he’s worked with big names like Harrison Ford and Martin Scorsese. This week, he’s part of a top drawer British cast in the latest film version of the R C Sherriff […]
There is no guarantee that Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman will make it to the big screen
It is not a sure thing whether Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman will have a theatrical release. Shooting is already underway for the much anticipated Netflix picture which will see a rare on screen collaboration between two acting legends, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. However, there is no guarantee that this big budget mobster flick […]
Flickering Myth Film Class: The Audio/Visual depiction of mental breakdown
In the latest instalment of Flickering Myth’s film class, Tom Jolliffe looks at the audio and visual tools a film-maker can effectively use to portray a characters descent into madness… In previous film classes (which I should say are merely showcases for films that excel in whatever subject springs to my mind before writing) I’ve […]
Martin Scorsese on why he dislikes likes sites like Rotten Tomatoes
Writing a guest column for The Hollywood Reporter, legendary director Martin Scorsese opened up about his feelings regarding review aggregate sites like Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and Cinemascore. Perhaps not surprisingly, he isn’t a fan: “They rate a picture the way you’d rate a horse at the racetrack, a restaurant in a Zagat’s guide, or a household […]
Anna Paquin cast in The Irishman as Robert De Niro’s daughter
With production in full swing on Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Deadline is reporting that a new cast member has joined the film. True Blood‘s Anna Paquin will star as the daughter of Frank ‘The Irishman’ Sheeran, played by Robert De Niro. Paquin will play Peggy, the “strong-willed daughter” of Frank and Mary Sheeran. She’s estranged from her […]