FilmoFiliaFilmoFiliaFilmoFilia
  • News
  • Posters
  • Trailers
  • Photos
  • Red Carpet
  • Cannes Film Festival
  • More
    • Box Office
    • OSCAR Awards
    • Venice Film Festival
    • Movie Reviews
    • Interview
Reading: Martin Scorsese directing Frank Sinatra Biopic
Share
FilmoFiliaFilmoFilia
  • News
  • Posters
  • Trailers
  • Photos
  • Red Carpet
  • Cannes Film Festival
  • More
    • Box Office
    • OSCAR Awards
    • Venice Film Festival
    • Movie Reviews
    • Interview
Follow US
llusion is the first of all Pleasures. Copyright © 2007 - 2024 FilmoFilia
FilmoFilia > Movie News > Martin Scorsese directing Frank Sinatra Biopic
Movie News

Martin Scorsese directing Frank Sinatra Biopic

Martin Scorsese will direct and produce a film about the life of famed singer Frank Sinatra. Oscar-nominated screenwriter Phil Alden Robinson (Field of Dreams, Sneakers) is writing the screenplay based off the life of the late singer and actor for Universal Pictures and Mandalay Pictures.

Allan Ford April 10, 2024 1 comment

Sinatra was born in Hoboken, N.J., and raised during the Depression; he built a singing career that weathered many changes in popular culture, all the while racking up 31 gold records and countless other honors. He also had a successful career as an actor, earning an Oscar for 1953's From Here to Eternity.

His personal life was just as eventful. He suffered from depression, was alleged to have connections to organized crime and was married four times; two of his wives were Ava Gardner and Mia Farrow. He passed away 1998.

The music rights have been secured and the Sinatra family has given its permission, which is not an easy get. Frank's youngest daughter Tina Sinatra will be an executive producer, which would lead many to believe that the film would probably be on the less controversial side. However, Tina has told journalists in the past that she would “trust Scorsese implicitly” to “present the truth” about her father.

Peter Guber and Cathy Schulman are producing the film.

Speaking of research, Robinson had amassed 30,000 pages of it for “Sinatra,” according to Schulman. And distilling it into a feature film has led the creative team to shun a traditional, linear storytelling approach in favor of a more unconventional one.

Schulman also said:

“It'll be almost like a collage. In the way one of his records captures different rhythms and moods, this will have collective scenes and moments that form the overall story as opposed to a conventional timeline. It's about capturing moments as opposed to trying to tell the entire story in too little time.”

Although no actor is attached to star in the film, Schulman said Leonardo DiCaprio is an obvious candidate because he has become Scorsese's go-to actor over the past decade, having starred in the director's past four features: “Gangs of New York”, “The Aviator”, “The Departed” and the upcoming “Shutter Island”.

No production schedule was given at this time.

You Might Also Like

No Mercy in the Rust‑Belt: Carthage Must Be Destroyed Rises from Scorsese & DiCaprio’s Shadows

Scorsese’s ‘The Life of Jesus’ May Be His Most Radical Film Yet

Scorsese’s Theater Boycott: The Deranged Death of Movie Etiquette

DiCaprio Drops Everything for Scorsese’s ‘Midnight Vendetta’—1890 Mafia, Lynching, and “Cursed” New Orleans Mayhem

Scorsese Unmasked: Rebecca Miller’s Docu-Obsession Exposes the Mad Genius

TAGGED:Frank SinatraMartin ScorsesePhil Alden RobinsonSinatra
Share This Article
Facebook Twitter Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Threads Copy Link
Previous Article 12 New Inglourious Basterds Photos!
Next Article Nine First And Amazing Trailer
1 Comment
  • Connick FTW says:
    May 20, 2009 at 6:20 am

    I think Harry Connick is best choice for this one. He has the look the voice and he can ack. Just needs to work on NY accent and he will nail it..

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Latest News

mostly empty theater
The 34-Minute Pre-Show Is Killing the Trailer — And Studios Know It
Movie News July 5, 2025
Dune Messiah
Dune: Messiah Production Starts in Budapest
Movie News July 4, 2025
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt Eyes Paul Thomas Anderson Collaboration
Movie News July 4, 2025

Latest Trailers

Neuralize This!
Fan Film ‘Neuralize This!’ Revives Men in Black
Movie Trailers July 5, 2025
Chainsaw Man The Movie
Chainsaw Man – The Movie Reze Arc US Trailer
Movie Trailers July 4, 2025
Hold the Fort
Hold the Fort Teaser Trailer Drops
Movie Trailers July 4, 2025

Latest Posters

Bad Guys Posters
3 New Bad Guys 2 Posters
Movie Posters July 4, 2025
Fantastic Four First Steps Character Posters
Fantastic Four First Steps Character Posters
Movie Posters July 3, 2025
Jaws
Jaws 50th Anniversary Re-Release Trailer
Movie Posters Movie Trailers July 2, 2025

You Might also Like

Ang Lee’s Bruce Lee Biopic Delayed Over Budget
Movie News

Ang Lee’s Bruce Lee Biopic Held Hostage by “Hollywood Math”

May 17, 2025
James L Brooks
Movie News

Why James L. Brooks’ Ella McCay Could Be Hollywood’s Last Great Political Fable

April 27, 2025
download
Movie News

Scorsese, The Rock, and the Hawaiian Mob: Why This $200M Epic Could Break Hollywood’s Crime Mold

April 22, 2025
The Resurrection of the Christ
Movie News

Hollywood’s De-Aging Obsession: Mel Gibson’s Latest Gamble with The Resurrection of the Christ

April 22, 2025

FIlmoFilia HOMEIllusion is the first of all Pleasures. Copyright © 2007 - 2025 FilmoFilia.

  • About FilmoFilia
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sitemap
  • Contact Us
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?