Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio inKillers of the Flower Moon.Photo: Apple
Leonardo DiCaprioand Martin Scorsese are heading to Cannes.
The pair will debut their new filmKillers of the Flower Moonat the76th Cannes Film Festival, it was announced Thursday. The actor and director are frequent collaborators but haven’t released a film together since 2013’sThe Wolf of Wall Street.
Killers of the Flower Moon, which is adapted from best-selling author David Grann’s non-fiction novel, is set in 1920s Oklahoma and follows the murders of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation. The mysterious circumstances of the killings spark a major F.B.I. investigation that involves J. Edgar Hoover (who DiCaprio previously portrayed in Clint Eastwood’s 2011 filmJ. Edgar.)
Brendan Fraseralso stars in the Apple Original film, fresh off his Best Actor win at the 2023 Academy Awards.The IrishmanactorJesse Plemonsfeatures in the drama as a young F.B.I agent investigating the case.
The film will be screened on Saturday, May 20 in the Grand Théâtre Lumière and is an Out of Competition selection at Cannes.
The event will mark the return of Scorsese to theOfficial Selectionfor the first time sinceAfter Hoursin 1986. The Academy-Award-winning director won the Palme d’or in 1976 forTaxi Driver.
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The 76th Cannes Film Festival will also host the world premiere ofIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which seesHarrison Fordslip back into his iconic role for one final time.
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Poster forAsteroid City(2023).Courtesy of Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features
Wes Anderson’s new featureAsteroid Citywill also debut in Competition. It starsScarlett Johansson,Tom Hanks, Steve Carell, Tilda Swindon and longtime Anderson collaborator Jason Schwartzman.
source: people.com
