Official Trailer For 'KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON' Revisits a Brutal Historical Tragedy
Martin Scoreses, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Robert DeNiro are no rookies when it comes to dramatic retellings of tragic events but the upcoming film, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON’ maybe the threesomes most intense and gut wrenching one yet.
The film adapts the best-selling non-fiction novel of the same name by David Grann. Set in 1920's Oklahoma, Killers of the Flower Moon follows the brutal extortion and eventual murders of the Osage Nation, during a period which would go on to be known as the "Reign of Terror". With a new trailer for the film having now been released, audiences get a glimpse into the acclaimed director's highly-anticipated new project.
Joining the film's cast alongside DiCaprio and De Niro is Lily Gladstone and Jesse Plemons, the former of which appearing as Mollie Kyle as the film chronicles the unlikely romance between her and DiCaprio's character, Ernest Burkhart.
Back at the films Cannes premier, DiCaprio spoke of how the film seeks to shine a light on Indigenous people, and the ways in which he and the team approached telling the story. He revealed that Scorsese "was there every day, we were talking to community, trying to hear the real stories, and trying to incorporate the truth as best as we possibly could. And no matter what people feel about the film, I know we all did that work. We tried our very best to pay respects to the real stories and incorporate that."
The film's screenplay was adapted from Grann's book by Scorsese and Eric Roth, with the rest of the cast being made up of Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, Brendan Fraser, Cara Jade Myers, JaNae Collins, Jillian Dion, William Belleau, Louis Cancelmi, Tatanka Means, Michael Abbot Jr., Pat Healy, Scott Shepard, Jason Isbell and Sturgill Simpson.
The film will release exclusively in theaters later this year alongside a digitally re-mastered IMAX release, before later reaching Apple TV+ at a later date. We will recommend you don’t drink too much while watching this flick in the theaters as the runtime is a whopping 3hrs and 26 minutes.
Killers of the Flower Moon hits theaters on October 6.
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