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Martin Scorsese joins Apple’s Hollywood roster for new movies, shows

Martin Scorsese joins Oprah Winfrey, Ridley Scott, Alfonso Cuaron, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and others who have reached agreements to make programming for Apple TV+

martin scorsese Apple tv dealApple had previously announced it would produce Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. (Photo: REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)

Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese will produce film and TV projects for Apple Inc’s streaming service under a multi-year deal, the company said on Tuesday, as digital video platforms battle for Hollywood’s top talent.

Scorsese, director of Goodfellas, Taxi Driver and other cinema classics, will produce the projects through his company, Sikelia Productions.

He joins Oprah Winfrey, Ridley Scott, Alfonso Cuaron, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and others who have reached agreements to make programming for Apple TV+, the iPhone maker’s $5-a-month subscription streaming service.

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Apple had previously announced it would produce Martin Scorsese’s upcoming drama Killers of the Flower Moon, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. The movie will appear on Apple TV+ after it is distributed in theaters by Paramount Pictures, a unit of ViacomCBS Inc.

Scorsese’s most recent feature film, The Irishman, was released by Netflix Inc.

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First uploaded on: 12-08-2020 at 09:05 IST
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