Sunday, November 14, 2010 3:35PM - By Krystal Clark
On November 14, Leonardo DiCaprio and frequent collaborator Martin Scorsese took part in a Q&A presentation entitled, “Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese in Conversation.” The event was held at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California and was an hour long info-fest for members of the press and the American Cinematheque. While discussing their working relationship, DiCaprio revealed whether or not he would be interested in doing a musical, more specifically Scorsese’s Frank Sinatra film. And he also spoke about when production will begin on Clint Eastwood’s upcoming J. Edgar Hoover biopic. Here’s what he had to say…
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010 11:54AM - By Sunil Rajaraman
It has been a very strange year in politics, and it’s only going to get stranger on Election Day. Will the ever-polarizing Christine O’Donnel win? Will Sarah Palin join the cast of “Dancing with the Stars”? Will Sean Penn make an extremely controversial statement related to Hugo Chavez and human rights? All I know is this – if you are planning on watching a movie on Election Day, it should be one of the five listed below:
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Monday, May 24, 2010 10:40PM - By Anet Hovhanesian
Martin Scorsese is on a mission. The director is on the hunt to find the perfect reincarnations of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin and he knows exactly who he wants to play the parts. According to Cinematical, he’s got his eyes on Al Pacino and Robert De Niro for the roles.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 11:59AM - By Krystal Clark
Earlier this spring, May to be exact, news broke that award winning director Martin Scorsese was planning to helm a biopic centering on the life of Frank Sinatra. With this announcement came several casting possibilities, and at the time Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Harry Connick Jr. were all mentioned for the role. Now, several reports are suggesting that George Clooney may also be in the running to play ‘old blue eyes.’
All of these actors are talented in their own right, but that doesn’t automatically make them perfect for this part. Out of Depp, DiCaprio, Connick, and Clooney who do you think should play Frank Sinatra in the Scorsese biopic?
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Thursday, May 14, 2009 4:15PM - By Krystal Clark
Yesterday it was announced that Martin Scorsese would direct the biopic of the late great performer, Frank Sinatra. The feature is simply entitled Sinatra, and is being produced by Universal Pictures. In a rare Hollywood occurrence Sinatra’s family actually approves of the film being made, and stands by the studio and the director. With their blessing and the legal tape out of the way, there’s only thing left to do, find the perfect man to play old blue eyes.
Who could do it?
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 5:00PM - By Krystal Clark
Who else could bring the life of legendary crooner, and Academy Award winning actor Frank Sinatra to the big screen besides Martin Scorsese? I’m a huge fan of Sinatra (as I stare at the Rat Pack poster above my desk), so imagine my reaction when I discovered his life story would be made into a feature film. According to ComingSoon, Universal has acquired the life rights of Sinatra from his estate, and are developing a biopic along with Mandalay Pictures.
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