Martin Scorsese Bringing Ol' Blue Eyes Biopic to the Big Screen
Who will they find to play Sinatra?
Variety is reporting Martin Scorsese has agreed to direct the biopic Sinatra for Universal Pictures and Mandalay Pictures with Phil Alden Robinson (Field of Dreams) writing the script based on the life of the iconic entertainer.
Universal and Mandalay have acquired the Frank Sinatra life rights and music rights from Frank Sinatra Enterprises, but there is no word on what exactly will serve as material for the screenplay.
Sinatra was an American singer and actor who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his part in From Here to Eternity and was awarded an Honorary Oscar in 1945 The House I Live In, which he shared with Frank Ross, Mervyn LeRoy, Albert Maltz and Earl Robinson.
For more on his career check out his Wikipedia entry.
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paging Leo!!!
Oh no not Leo. There has to be somebody else, I think a "nobody" in the role might be interesting.
Here comes Leonardo DiCaprio a.k.a. Scorsese's bitch.
i agree with Eric, we need a person who isn't famous, but can play the role of Sinatra to a point. A nobody would do the job. If it had to be someone famous…I'd say Jon Hamm (Mad Men).
I always thought the actor Toby Huss would play a good Sinatra, he does a great impression of him and he looks like him too. He usually does comedies but I could definatly see him playing the role, google him to see who I am talking about, Im sure most of you dont know who he is.
Jadium,
most of us dont know who he is???
HE'S THE WIZZ. AND NOOOOBODY BEATS HIM!!!
Mmm, eh…
After watching "The Last Temptation of Christ," I am willing to admit that Scorsese can make a good film, because that one was astounding. However, I'm still trying to get over the trash that was "Raging Bull(sh!t)" and the overrated Godfather-lite we all know as "Goodfellas."
But if I'm to give Scorsese another chance, it's not going to be with a biopic. Maybe "The Departed" (everyone keeps telling me I should watch it). Or possibly "Taxi Driver" (I did enjoy "Observe and Report," which people jokingly called the comedy version of "Taxi Driver" :D).
@JM: Wait, so you thought “The Last Temptation of Christ” was amazing, but "Raging Bull" was awful?
Well, since you sound like a simple common movie fan that prefers watching special effects and character die instead of thinking and analyzing emotions, foreshadowing,and literary devices. I suggest you watch "The Departed" and not "Taxi Driver. In my book, "Taxi Driver" is the better of the two. But judging by what you have said, you won't like "Taxi Driver". To understand "Taxi Driver", you actually have to think.