Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio Are Teaming Up Again For 'Killers of the Flower Moon'

by: James A. Barnes

Imperative Entertainment has officially tapped Martin Scorsese to direct and Leonardo Dicaprio to star in a film adaptation of the New York Times best-selling book “Killers of the Flower Moon” by David Grann.

The story is set in 1920s Oklahoma and revolves around the Osage Nation, who were the richest people per capita in the world, after oil was discovered under their land and then they were murdered, one by one. As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case and unraveled a chilling conspiracy and one of the most monstrous crimes in American history.

Eric Roth is writing the script and Scorsese is set to produce the film alongside Imperative Entertainment’s Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Sikelia Productions’ Emma Tillinger Koskoff, and Appian Way Productions.

“When I read David Grann’s book, I immediately started seeing it — the people, the settings, the action — and I knew that I had to make it into a movie,” said Scorsese. “I’m so excited to be working with Eric Roth and reuniting with Leo DiCaprio to bring this truly unsettling American story to the screen.”

Scorsese and DiCaprio are both represented by LBI Entertainment and attorney Steve Warren of Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush & Kaller. Scorsese is also represented by WME.