Will Martin Scorsese's next project be in 3D?

According to this in Variety, it will be:

Martin Scorsese is taking the plunge into 3D.

The helmer will employ the technology for his next project, "The Invention of Hugo Cabret."

Sony, which is distributing the GK Films-produced pic, has dated the film for Dec. 9, 2011.

Based on Brian Selznick's best-selling children's book, story is set in 1930s Paris and centers on a 12-year-old orphan named Hugo, who lives in a train station and must finish what his late father started by solving the mystery of a broken robot.

Project, which will begin lensing in London in June, marks Scorsese's first foray into kid lit as well as his debut 3D film.

John Logan, who wrote Scorsese's "The Aviator," adapted the screenplay.

-Thoughts?

Martin Scorsese begins casting his upcoming film 'The Invention of Hugo Cabret'...

...and you can read about it below, from Deadline New York:

Martin Scorsese's lining up his young leads for The Invention of Hugo Cabret. I'm told that Asa Butterfield will play the title character, with the female lead role of Isabelle going to Chloe Moretz, who is lighting up the screen in trailers for the Matthew Vaughn-directed Kick-Ass. She plays Hit Girl in a film Lionsgate debuted to raucous reaction at SXSW. Moretz also stars in Let Me In, the Americanized remake of the memorable Swedish vampire film Let The Right One In. She plays the bloodsucker.

Butterfield starred in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, and most recently wrapped Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang. Sacha Baron Cohen and Ben Kingsley will also star in The Invention of Hugo Cabret. I've also confirmed the film will be distributed by Sony, through the deal that producer Graham King's GK Films set with the Sony Worldwide Acquisitions Group. It seems odd to imagine Scorsese building a film around children.

I can't think of too many Scorsese films it would be appropriate for these kids to even watch.

-Thoughts on the casting so far?

Too late, I know, but would Shutter Island have cracked the Best Picture list last year?

It's after the fact, but since it was originally a 2009 release, and a lot of people have said (not myself) that a number of the films were just "filler", it's interesting to think about how Scorsese's latest would have fared This article here from Cinematical goes into the idea of it in the current race (including how Leo would have done in the Best Actor category), and it's a solid read.
-As you see Shutter Island today/this weekend, do you think it would have been one of the current 10 best Picture nominees, and if so, what film would it have knocked out?

What's the early word on Shutter Island, and will Marty re-team with De Niro on a mafia movie?

Well, the early word on 'Shutter Island' is very strong, with The Hollywood Reporter and Variety being on board with this being another strong work from Martin Scorsese. The reviews should continue to trickle in during the coming days, but for now, check out those two reviews here and here.

As for Scorsese making another film with Robert De Niro, at a press day in Berlin, he let loose a hint about a potential film idea. The whole article can be found here in The Hollywood Reporter, but this is a snippet:

...one reporter from Kurdish TV asked, "When are you going to make your next big Mafioso film, something like 'Goodfellas 2'?"

After initially laughing off the query, Scorsese said he had nothing more to add to the genre before revealing that he and Robert De Niro were talking about "something that has to do with that world. No doubt about it. But it's from the vantage point of older men looking back."

-Sounds interesting to me...thoughts?

Behold the 'Shutter Island' Super Bowl Spot...

...a few days early. Check it out:


-Thoughts?

Scorsese making a kids flick as his next project?

Apparently so, according to this in Variety:

Martin Scorsese is eyeing a trip back in time to 1930s Paris.

The helmer is in talks with GK Films to direct Brian Selznick's best-selling children's book "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" for what he hopes will be his next project. Pic would reunite Scorsese with his "Departed" producer Graham King.

Story centers on a 12-year-old orphan named Hugo, who lives in a train station and must finish what his late father started by solving the mystery of a broken robot. Project would mark Scorsese's first foray into kid lit -- a genre that is attracting a number of high-profile directors including Wes Anderson ("The Fantastic Mr. Fox") and Spike Jonze ("Where the Wild Things Are"), whose films are resonating with adult audiences.

"Hugo," which won the Randolph Caldecott Medal in 2008 for the most distinguished American picture book for children, is a mammoth tome at 533 pages. More than half of the pages contain elaborate pictures that the New York Times described as looking like movie storyboard frames. "Ice Age" helmer Chris Wedge was previously attached to direct "Hugo Cabret," which was a long-running Times best-seller.

GK Films will independently produce the live-action feature and is in discussions with a number of studios including Sony and Paramount about distributing "Hugo Cabret." Currently on the fast track for a June 1 start in London, pic is also being produced by Scorsese, Tim Headington and Johnny Depp's production company Infinitum Nihil, which is run by Christi Dembrowski.

John Logan, who wrote Scorsese's "The Aviator," adapted the screenplay.

Scorsese's "Shutter Island," which stars Leonardo DiCaprio, will unspool next month for Paramount.

-Thoughts on this potential project?

In case you missed last night's Golden Globes Tribute to Martin Scorsese...

...here it is:

-Congrats to him!

Leo and Bobby will present Marty with his award at the Globes...

...and be those names, I mean DiCaprio, De Niro, and Scorsese. Here's what the Hollywood Foreign Press had to say:

Golden Globe winners Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio will present the Cecil B. DeMille Award to Martin Scorsese at "The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards" on Sunday, January 17. The show, hosted by Ricky Gervais, will be broadcast live coast to coast on NBC (5 to 8 pm PT, 8 to 11 pm ET) from The Beverly Hilton.

"The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards" will be seen in more than 160 countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements.

The special will be produced by dick clark productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Philip Berk is President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Orly Adelson, president of dick clark productions, and Barry Adelman will executive-produce the special. Chris Donovan is the director and Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production.

-It'll be cool to see...

Martin Scorsese will get the DeMille Award at this year's Golden Globes

From Variety:

Martin Scorsese will be honored at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his ”outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.”

The Hollywood Foreign Press has honored Scorsese in the past with two Golden Globes for best director for his work on ”The Departed” and ”Gangs of New York.” In addition to his wins, Scorsese was nommed by the HFPA for his helming skills for ”Goodfellas,” ”Casino,” ”Age of Innocence,” and ”Raging Bull,” which also earned him a screenwriting nod.

Recent Cecil B. DeMille Award recipients include Steven Spielberg, Warren Beatty, Anthony Hopkins and Michael Douglas.

Scorsese will receive the tribute at the Golden Globes on Jan. 17, which will be broadcast live on NBC.

-Congrats to him...

Since we're mere hours away from Halloween, why don't we find out what films scare Martin Scorsese?

I've been saving this for a few days now, and it seems like a good time to post at the given moment. The full article is here, but this is the list of the 11 scariest flicks to Mr. Scorsese:

1. “The Haunting” (Robert Wise, 1963)
2. “Isle of the Dead” (Val Lewton, 1945)
3. “The Uninvited” (1944)
4. “The Entity” (Sidney J. Furie, 1981)
5. “Dead of Night” (Alberto Cavalcanti, 1945)
6. “The Changeling” (Peter Medak, 1980)
7. “The Shining” (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
8. “The Exorcist” (William Friedkin, 1973)
9. “Night of the Demon” (Jacques Tourneur, 1957)
10. “The Innocents” (Jack Clayton, 1961)
11. “Psycho” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
-What do you think about Marty's list?

A new Trailer for Shutter Island!

Have a look at Scorsese's latest:

-Thoughts?

"Shutter Island" Gets A New Trailer

As if to rub it in our faces that we now have to wait until February for this one, here's a new look at Scorsese's latest:

-FYC next year, perhaps?

Shutter Island has been changed by Paramount into a 2010 release!

Some very strange news indeed, as Scorsese's flick was supposed to be an Oscar contender this year, but according to this scoop, it won't be out until February of 2010 now.
As upsetting as this is for people who are dying to see it, it doesn't hurt its Oscar chances since it's 10 slots now, so early year releases aren't death sentences. Essentially, look at this as Paramount putting extra faith in films like 'The Lovely Bones' and 'Up in the Air'.
-Thoughts on the change?

Today's Posters: The White Ribbon, Five Minutes of Heaven, yet another look at Law Abiding Citizen, and a Japanese poster for Shutter Island

-Thoughts?

An International Poster for Shutter Island

It's very similar to the domestic poster, but still worth putting up here...thoughts?

Shutter Island gets a new Poster

Thoughts?

Today's Posters: Shutter Island, Up in the Air, From Paris with Love, The Last Airbender, and Daybreakers

First, Shutter Island:


Up in the Air:

From Paris with Love:

The Last Airbender:

Daybreakers:

Thoughts on these? (Again, this is the new format for putting up new posters...yay or nay?)

Trailer for Scorsese's Shutter Island

We finally get a look at Marty's latest:

-What do you think of this trailer? My take is that it looks fantastic, though it seems too much like a horror/thriller for too heavy Oscar contention, but I could be wrong...also, is Mark Ruffalo in this enough to be a player in the supporting actor category? Overall, I dig it heavily...

Martin Scorsese to make a Frank Sinatra biopic!

Exciting news from Variety:
Martin Scorsese is bringing Ol’ Blue Eyes to the bigscreen.
Universal Pictures has acquired “Sinatra” from Mandalay Pictures and brought on Scorsese — who has long flirted with a biopic on legendary singer and actor Frank Sinatra — to direct and produce.
Universal and Mandalay’s Peter Guber and Cathy Schulman have been quietly developing the project for two years while they worked feverishly to secure the life and music rights from Frank Sinatra Enterprises — a joint venture of the Sinatra Estate and Warner Music Group.
The process of acquiring the late entertainer’s life and particularly music rights was “very complicated, as you can imagine,” Schulman said, because of the multiple parties involved. “He was such a beloved man,” she added. “The responsibility we are taking on to tell his story — that would cause anyone to be very careful about who they grant these rights to. Everyone knows that Marty Scorsese is a final-cut director. So there had to be a lot of trust that he would tell this story in a way that didn’t destroy (Sinatra’s) memory.”
Project marks the first bigscreen pic to be made about the iconic Hoboken, N.J., native, whose life provided endless fodder for the gossip columnists because of his tumultuous love affairs, infamous friendships with the likes of President Kennedy and possible Mafia ties. Schulman described the story as an unconventional biopic that will touch on all phases of Sinatra’s life.
“My father had great admiration for the talent of the people he chose to work with, and the talented people who worked with my father had great admiration for him,” said Tina Sinatra. “It is personally pleasing to me that this paradigm continues with Marty Scorsese at the helm of the Sinatra film.”
Although no actor is attached to star in the film, Schulman said Leonardo DiCaprio is an obvious candidate because he has become Scorsese’s go-to actor over the past decade, having starred in the director’s past four narrative features: “Gangs of New York,” “The Aviator,” “The Departed” and the upcoming “Shutter Island.” Because any music in the film will come from Sinatra’s recordings, it will not be necessary to cast an actor who is a proficient singer.
Phil Alden Robinson (“Field of Dreams”) is writing the screenplay.
“We have dreamt of making a movie about Frank Sinatra, and Marty Scorsese is undeniably the perfect vision keeper for this project,” said Guber, whose Mandalay shingle has a first-look deal at U.
Gary LeMel, the former president of worldwide music distribution at Warner Bros. Pictures, is exec producing alongside Tina Sinatra and Robinson.
-This could be positively amazing, but if Leo isn't the choice, who would you cast to play Sinatra?

Teaser Poster for Shutter Island

Kudos to Awards Daily and Rope of Silicon for spotting this...what do you think of the teaser?