Martin Scorsese's unrealized projects: Difference between revisions

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In a November 2024 interview with ''[[Associated Press]]'', Scorsese said that "a possibility" for his next film would one inspired by stories from his father and mother, and their upbringing. "Stories about immigrants which tied into my trip to Sicily," he added.<ref name="AP"/>

===Untitled Hawaii-Set crime drama 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>