Martin Scorsese's unrealized projects: Difference between revisions

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===Untitled crime thriller film===

In February 2025, it was announced that Scorsese would direct and co-produce a [[crime drama film]] based on an untold true story, described as being in the same vein as ''[[The Departed]]'' and ''[[Goodfellas]]'', which would star [[Dwayne Johnson]], [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] and [[Emily Blunt]]. Johnson and Blunt brought the story to Scorsese, which is set in 1960s and '70s [[Hawaii]] and follows an aspiring [[Crime boss|mob boss]] who fights rival crime factions for control of the underworld of the Hawaiian islands. Journalist and documentary filmmaker [[Nick Bilton]] was hired to write the screenplay.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Mike |last1=Fleming Jr. |first2=Justin |last2=Kroll |title=Town Says Aloha To A Hawaii-Set 'Goodfellas' Meets 'The Departed:' Scorsese, DiCaprio, Dwayne Johnson & Emily Blunt Top Crime Drama Package |url=https://deadline.com/2025/02/scorsese-dicaprio-crime-movie-dwayne-johnson-emily-blunt-1236295098/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=February 20, 2025 |access-date=February 20, 2025}}</ref> The following month, [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]], under its [[20th Century Studios]] division, acquired rights to the film.<ref>{{cite web|title=Disney Near Deal For Hawaii-Set Crime Pic With Scorsese, Dwayne Johnson, DiCaprio & Emily Blunt: The Dish|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Mike Jr|last=Fleming|date=27 March 2025|access-date=March 27, 2025|url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/disney-deal-hawaii-crime-martin-scorsese-dwayne-johnson-leonardo-dicaprio-emily-blunt-1236352329/}}</ref>

===''Midnight Vendetta''===

In May 2025, a finished script tentatively titled ''Midnight Vendetta'' was submitted by [[Eric Roth]], with Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio said to be respectively attached as director and star. The project was to tackle the [[Mafia]]'s arrival in [[New Orleans]] in 1890.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ruimy|first=Jordan|url=https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2025/5/25/martin-scorsese-to-direct-midnight-vendetta-tackles-1890-mafia-in-new-orleans|title=Martin Scorsese to Direct 'Midnight Vendetta' — Tackles 1890 Mafia in New Orleans|website=World of Reel|date=May 25, 2025|access-date=May 25, 2025}}</ref>

==Producer only==