The renaissance ofThe Mummystar Brendan Fraser (Brenaissance? Brendan Frenaissance?) continues, with the much-loved actor joining seminal director Martin Scorsese’s' upcoming westernKillers of the Flower Moon. Fraser adds his name to an already star-studded cast that includes the likes of Oscar winners Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio, Emmy nominated Jesse Plemons, and many more.
Killer of the Flower Moonis based on the critically acclaimed bookKillers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBIby David Grann, which investigates a series of murders of wealthy Osage people that took place in Osage County, Oklahoma in the early 1920s-after big oil deposits were discovered beneath their land. This sparks a major F.B.I. investigation involving J. Edgar Hoover.
Breaking BadandThe Irishmanstar Jesse Plemons will take the lead, playing Tom White, the lead FBI agent investigating the murders at the centre ofKillers of the Flower Moonwhich became known as the Reign of Terror. After the actor pushed for rewrites,Leonardo DiCapriowill now play nephew to Robert De Niro, with theRaging Bullstar playing William Hale, “King of the Osage Hills,” the man responsible for most of the murders. Lily Gladstone ofCertain WomenandBillionsfame fills out the cast as Ernest Burkhart, an Osage married to DiCaprio’s character. According to sources, Brendan Fraser has joined the project as lawyer WS Hamilton.
The man behindForrest GumpandThe Good Shepherd, Eric Roth, has penned the script with production taking place on location in Oklahoma.Martin Scorsesewill direct and produce the project for Apple Studios and Imperative Entertainment. Producing alongside Scorsese are Imperative’s Dan Friedkin and Bradley Thomas, and DiCaprio’s Appian Way Productions.
Theambitious outingwill mark Scorsese’s debut dabbling in the western genre, with screenwriter Eric Roth recently describing the $200 million budget movie as one of a kind. “I know Marty’s trying to make a movie that’s probably the last Western that would be made like this, and yet, with this incredible social document underneath it, and the violence and the environment,” Roth teased. “I think it’ll be like nothing we’ve ever seen, in a way. And so this one is, to me, one for the ages.”
As forBrendan Fraser,Killers of the Flower Moonis just one of several intriguing projects in the pipeline, with the actor recently undergoing a welcome return to the spotlight thanks to a lead role in the unorthodox superhero seriesDoom Patrol. Fraser recently signed on to director Darren Aronofsky’sThe Whale, which tells the story of a reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity who attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption. He is also due to star inBehind the Curtain of Night, about a man who, after being declared dead for a second time, comes back to life with the ability to see his past lives, and will team-up withPalm Springsdirector Max Barbakow for upcoming comedyBrothers.
Killers of the Flower Moondoes not yet have a definitive release date, but will be distributed by Paramount Pictures and Apple TV+. This comes to us courtesy ofDeadline.
