Apple is in final talks with Paramount to co-finance and produce "Killers of the Flower Moon," a Martin Scorsese film that has Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro attached, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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The film will cost upwards of $150 million, a price tag that led the project's backers to look for ways to mitigate its cost. MGM and Netflix were also potentially interested.

"Killers of the Flower Moon" is based on the David Grann book of the same name.

Set in 1920s Oklahoma when the Osage Nation discovered oil under their land, the Native Americans found themselves being 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.

Movie rights to the book were first acquired in 2016 for $5 million, and when Paramount picked up the project in June 2019, the studio wanted to create it for around $150 million. The budget ballooned to $225 million given the high-profile actors attached, but Paramount wanted to cut it back to $180 million.

Final numbers on what Apple paid to produce the film are unknown, but Apple will shoulder the majority of the cost and will be able to stream on Apple TV+, while Paramount will distribute the movie in theaters.

Top Rated Comments

fitshaced Avatar
62 months ago
I highly recommend the book
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
michaelant Avatar
62 months ago
Wow. Can't get more high profile than that. I guess they're serious.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ThaGoochiestMane Avatar
62 months ago
I'm down as long as Apple stops Scorsese from using that Benjamin Buttony CGI on De Niro again. That kicking scene in the Irishman was so bad, who can believe that age-reduction if he's still moving like a 70yo.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
dannyyankou Avatar
62 months ago
This looks like it could be good. The new Tom Hanks movie also looks like a winner.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Art Mark Avatar
62 months ago
It's an amazing book/story. It could be one heck of a film. But go read the book.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Ar40 Avatar
62 months ago
Another nice get for Apple! I was very excited when I heard about this. It looks like an excellent movie. My fave genre too.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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