Martin Scorsese's unrealized projects: Difference between revisions

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===Untitled Walter Winchell biopic===

In 1994, Scorsese became attached to direct a new film on the gossip columnist and radio commentator [[Walter Winchell]]. The script was written by [[Steve Zaillian]], adapted from the biography ''Winchell: Gossip, Power and the Culture of Celebrity'' by [[Neal Gabler]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/29/IHT-american-topics-90176035484.html|title=American Topics|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 29, 1994|access-date=April 4, 2025}}</ref> Scorsese had considered making the film at various stages; following ''[[Kundun (film)|Kundun]]'', ''[[Bringing Out the Dead]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Fleming|first=Michael|url=https://variety.com/1997/voices/columns/taxi-drivers-mull-reteam-1116676885/|title='Taxi' drivers mull reteam|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=July 15, 1997|access-date=April 4, 2025}}</ref> and ''[[Gangs of New York]]''.<ref name="Alexander">{{cite web|last=Goodridge|first=Mike|url=https://www.screendaily.com/king-dicaprio-and-scorsese-re-team-for-alexander/407266.article|title=King, DiCaprio and Scorsese re-team for Alexander|website=[[Screen Daily]]|date=October 22, 2001|access-date=April 4, 2025}}</ref>

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===''Alexander''===

In 2001, [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] was attached to a biopic of [[Alexander the Great]], with Scorsese to direct a screenplay by [[Christopher McQuarrie]] and [[Peter Buchman]]. <ref>{{cite web|lastname=Goodridge|first=Mike|url=https://www.screendaily.com/king-dicaprio-and-scorsese-re-team-for-alexander/407266.article|title=King, DiCaprio and Scorsese re-team for "Alexander|website=[[Screen Daily]]|date=October 22, 2001|access-date=April 4, 2025}}<"/ref> DiCaprio later joined [[Baz Luhrmann]]'s rival production based on Alexander,<ref>{{Cite web |last1=August 15 |first1=Gary Susman Updated |last2=EDT |first2=2002 at 04:00 AM |title=DiCaprio will play Alexander the Great for Luhrmann |url=https://ew.com/article/2002/08/15/dicaprio-will-play-alexander-great-luhrmann/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref> though this version never came to fruition either. Ultimately, [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Alexander (2004 film)|Alexander]]'', starring [[Colin Farrell]], was released in 2004.

===''Nostromo''===