Leonardo DiCapriois reunited with directorMartin Scorseseagain in the new trailer forKillers of the Flower Moon.
On Thursday, Apple Original Films debuted the first trailer for the film, which is an adaptation of David Grann’s 2017 bookKillers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI.
Set in 1920s Oklahoma, the movie is about the serial killings of members of Osage Nation, who became wealthy because of the oil discovered on their land. The crimes were later dubbed the Reign of Terror.
An official synopsis for the movie teases the real-life history of the Osage Nation, who grew rich in the oil industry in the early 20th century until their wealth “immediately attracted white interlopers, who manipulated, extorted, and stole as much Osage money as they could before resorting to murder.”
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“Based on a true story and told through the improbable romance of Ernest Burkhart (DiCaprio) and Mollie Kyle (Gladstone),Killers of the Flower Moonis an epic western crime saga, where real love crosses paths with unspeakable betrayal,” the synopsis reads.
Along with DiCaprio, De Niro and Gladstone,Killers of the Flower Moon’s cast includesBrendan Fraser,Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, Cara Jade Myers, JaNae Collins, Jillian Dion, William Belleau, Louis Cancelmi, Tatanka Means, Michael Abbott Jr., Pat Healy, Scott Shepherd, Jason Isbell and Sturgill Simpson.
This is DiCaprio’s sixth film with Scorsese, 80. They previously worked together onGangs of New York(2002),The Aviator(2004),The Departed(2006),Shutter Island(2010) andThe Wolf of Wall Street(2013).
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Costume designer Jacqueline West previouslyteased the film to Deadlinein March, saying that DiCaprio, 48, had seen the movie and called it a “masterpiece.”
“I was talking to Leo about it. We had lunch before I came here. He said, ‘Jackie, I think we worked on a masterpiece’. I thought for Leo to say that, was something. He doesn’t say that lightly,” said West at the time. “He has been in the business since he was a little boy.”
Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio inKillers of the Flower Moon.Apple
She added of the big-screen adaptation, “It follows the book, and the book was totally captivating. The native cast was incredible and the acting, Lily Gladstone is incredible. The images were thrilling. It looks amazing.”
Scorsese cowrote the movie with screenwriter Eric Roth (Dune) and produced the film; DiCaprio is listed as an executive producer on the movie as well.
source: people.com
