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Martin Scorsese Confirms 'A Life of Jesus' Script Is Finished; 80-Minute Movie Will Not 'Proselytize'
The Oscar winner said he is trying to "take away the negative onus of what has been associated with organized religion" with the upcoming film, co-written by critic Kent Jones and based on "Silence" author Shūsaku Endō's book
IndieWire link: https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/martin-scorsese-confirms-a-life-of-jesus-script-finished-1234941542/
Martin Scorsese officially has two new films in the works. Apple Original film “The Wager” was already announced, marking Scorsese’s second adaptation of a David Grann non-fiction book following “Killers of the Flower Moon,” and now the Oscar winner has also confirmed the script for “A Life of Jesus” has been completed.
Scorsese said in an interview with The Los Angeles Times that he co-wrote the adaptation of “Silence” author Shūsaku Endō’s “A Life of Jesus” with critic and filmmaker Kent Jones. According to the L.A. Times, Scorsese “plans to shoot it later this year” in 2024. Where exactly that leaves production on “The Wager” starring Leonardo DiCaprio remains to be seen. IndieWire has reached out to Scorsese’s representatives for comment.
“I’m trying to find a new way to make it more accessible and take away the negative onus of what has been associated with organized religion,” Scorsese said.
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Scorsese said in an interview with The Los Angeles Times that he co-wrote the adaptation of “Silence” author Shūsaku Endō’s “A Life of Jesus” with critic and filmmaker Kent Jones. According to the L.A. Times, Scorsese “plans to shoot it later this year” in 2024. Where exactly that leaves production on “The Wager” starring Leonardo DiCaprio remains to be seen. IndieWire has reached out to Scorsese’s representatives for comment.
“I’m trying to find a new way to make it more accessible and take away the negative onus of what has been associated with organized religion,” Scorsese said.
Note to Mr. Scorsese: please don't cast Jim Caviezel or Mel Gibson, and you should probably be OK.
I'm reading "The Wager" by David Grann right now, and it's a dynamite story, should make a great movie.
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So, I haven't read this book but I trust Martin Scorsese who knows what he's doing when it comes to making good movies. Shusaku Endo published this book in the 1950's and it was translated into English. Now the movie script is ready to go.
According to Wikipedia this author passed away in 1996, but he was Japanese and a baptized Catholic.
More info here: (link) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%ABsaku_End%C5%8D