Martin Scorsese has directed the epic Western crime drama movie ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ adapted from David Grann’s same-named book of 2017.
The plot follows a series of Oklahoma murders in the Osage Nation that occurred in the 1920s following the discovery of oil on tribal land and the investigation that ensues after that. The film features a large ensemble cast full of critically acclaimed artists.
When Is ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Releasing in Theatre?
Paramount Pictures was announced to be distributing the movie in June 2019. The film marks the eleventh collaboration between Scorsese and De Niro and the seventh between Scorsese and DiCaprio.
Principal filming began on April 19, 2021, and ran until October 1, 2021. The movie premiered at Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2023. Killers of the Flower Moon will be released in theatres on 6th October 2023.
Cast Members of ‘Killers of the Flower Moon:
Leonardo DiCaprio-
A key figure of the Osage murders, Ernest Burkhart, whose uncle was William Hale, will be portrayed by American actor-producer Leonardo DiCaprio in the upcoming movie.
While being cast as the lead actor, DiCaprio also serves as co-producer of the film. DiCaprio gained worldwide recognition for his role as Jack in ‘Titanic‘.
Other film credits of this Academy Award-winning actor include ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’, ‘The Aviator’, ‘Blood Diamond’, ‘The Wolf of Wall Street‘, ‘And Once Upon a Time in Hollywood‘ all of which garnered him Oscar nominations, and ‘The Revenant’ which brought him Academy Award as Best Actor.
Other notable films in which he starred in are ‘Romeo + Juliet’, ‘Inception’, ‘The Departed’, ‘J. Edgar’, ‘The Great Gatsby’, ‘Don’t Look Up’, ‘Django Unchained’, ‘Revolutionary Road’, ‘Catch Me If You Can’, ‘Gangs of New York’, ‘Virunga’, ‘Shutter Island’, ‘Marvin’s Room’, ‘Celebrity’, ‘The Beach’ etc.
Robert De Niro-
As the infamous convicted murderer William Hale, we will find veteran American actor and Academy Award winner Robert De Niro. Niro won Academy Award nominations for his roles in the films ‘Taxi Driver‘, ‘The Deer Hunter‘, ‘Awakenings’, ‘Cape Fear’, ‘Silver Linings Playbook’, and ‘The Irishman’.
In 1975 he won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Vito Corleone in the 1974 epic crime movie ‘The Godfather Part II’. In 1981 he won another Academy Award, this time as Best Actor, for his portrayal of lead character Jake LaMotta in the 1980 biographical sports drama movie Raging Bull’.
Niro’s other film credits include ‘The King of Comedy’, ‘Goodfellas’, ‘New York, New York’, ‘Midnight Run’, ‘Cape Fear’, ‘Analyze This’, ‘Meet the Parents, ‘The Wizard of Lies, etc.
Lily Gladstone-
As a character named Mollie Burkhart, American actress Lily Gladstone will be seen starring in the upcoming movie. Gladstone’s previous film credits include ‘Winter in the Blood‘, ‘Certain Women’, ‘Buster’s Mal Heart’, ‘Walking Out’, ‘First Cow’, ‘Fancy Dance’ etc.
Jesse Plemons-
The BOI agent Tom White who is a former Texas Ranger investigating Hale will be portrayed by American actor Jesse Plemons in the upcoming movie.
He previously starred in the films ‘Children on Their Birthdays’, ‘When Zachary Beaver Came to Town‘, ‘The Homesman’, ‘Black Mass’, ‘The Program’, ‘Other People’, ‘The Discovery‘, ‘American Made‘, ‘Hostiles’, ‘The Irishman’, ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’, ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’, ‘The Power of the Dog’, ‘Antlers’, ‘Windfall’ etc.
Brendan Fraser-
Canadian-American actor Brendan Fraser has been cast in the role of Hale’s corrupt attorney W. S. Hamilton in the upcoming movie. He is the first Canadian actor to win Academy Award for Best Actor.
He won the award this year for his portrayal of Charlie in the 2022 psychological drama movie ‘The Whale‘. Fraser’s other film credits include ‘Encino Man’, ‘Still Breathing’, ‘George of the Jungle’, ‘Gods and Monsters’, The Mummy movies, ‘Crash’ etc.
John Lithgow-
In the role of Prosecutor Leaward, two Academy Awards nominated American actor John Lithgow will star in the upcoming movie.
For his roles as Roberta Muldoon and Sam Burns respectively in the 1982 comedy-drama movie ‘The World According to Garp and in the 1983 family comedy-drama movie ‘Terms of Endearment’ Lithgow was nominated for two Academy Awards as Best Supporting Actor.
Tantoo Cardinal-
Mollie’s mother Lizzie Q will be portrayed by Canadian actress Tantoo Cardinal in the upcoming movie.
Some of the notable films in which she was previously cast are ‘Loyalties’, ‘Divided Loyalties’, ‘Unnatural & Accidental’, ‘Falls Around Her’, ‘The Grizzlies, ‘Through Black Spruce’, ‘Angelique’s Isle’ etc.
Scott Shepherd-
In the role of Bryan Burkhart, we will see American actor Scott Shepherd in the upcoming movie. His other film credits include ‘Brief Reunion’, ‘Jason Bourne‘, ‘Radium Girls’, ‘First Cow’, ‘Slow Machine’ etc.
Other cast members of the upcoming movie include Louis Cancelmi playing Kelsie Morrison, Jason Isbell playing Bill Smith, Sturgill Simpson playing Henry Grammer, Tatanka Means playing John Wren, Pat Healy playing John Burger, Gary Basaraba playing William J. Burns, Steve Eastin playing Judge Pollock, Barry Corbin playing Undertaker Turton, Katherine Willis playing Myrtle Hale, Gene Jones playing Pitts Beatty etc.
