Martin Scorsese To Reunite With Leonardo DiCaprio And Jennifer Lawrence For Fresh Horror Film: Report

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Scorsese is set to direct his next film, and it already promises star power with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence in lead roles. The project is an adaptation of the ghost story novel What Happens at Night, and the team is aiming to start filming in January. Apple Original Films is in talks to finance and produce the movie alongside Studiocanal, which has developed the script. The news was reported by Deadline. This marks another collaboration between Scorsese and DiCaprio, following their successful partnerships in films like Killers of the Flower Moon and Shutter Island.

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Apple, which also worked on Killers of the Flower Moon, seems like a natural fit, especially since both Scorsese’s Sikelia and DiCaprio’s Appian Way banners have first-look deals with the studio.DiCaprio had been considering other projects, including Damien Chazelle’s Evel Knievel biopic, but eventually, this new film took priority. With Jennifer Lawrence joining the cast, the project now has three Oscar winners leading the way, promising a high-caliber cinematic experience.The story is set in a remote, snowy European town and follows a married American couple traveling there to adopt a baby. They stay in a huge, mostly empty hotel and encounter a strange group of people, including a flamboyant singer, a corrupt businessman, and a charismatic faith healer. As the couple tries to secure their adoption, they begin to question not just the world around them, but also their own lives and relationship.Scorsese and DiCaprio are no strangers to mysterious and layered stories, having explored similar themes in Shutter Island. Lawrence, meanwhile, was recently seen in Die, My Love opposite Robert Pattinson, which premiered at Cannes and will be released in November by Mubi.