Killers of the Flower Moon Trivia | 30 facts about the movie

«Killers of the Flower Moon» is a 2023 American epic Western crime drama film directed and co-produced by Martin Scorsese.

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1. Martin Scorsese said that when he read David Grann’s book “Killers of the Flower Moon,” he knew that he had to make it into a movie.
2. Scorsese spent several hours together with Chief Standing Bear to convince the Osage Nation to help with the filming.
3. Robert De Niro has rumored to be one of the leads in the project since 2017.
4. It was finally confirmed on Instagram by Martin Scorsese on July 29th, 2019 that De Niro would portray William Hale in the film.
5. This will be the seventh collaboration between Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio.
6. It will also mark the eleventh collaboration between Scorsese and Robert De Niro if the short film The Audition (2015) is taken into account.
7. This is also the fourth time De Niro and DiCaprio have appeared in a film (short or feature length) together. However, this is the first time that Scorsese, De Niro and DiCaprio will have all collaborated together on a feature film.
8. Robert De Niro first introduced Martin Scorsese to Leonardo DiCaprio after working with him on The Boys Life σχέσεις (1993) and being impressed by his talent.
9. Scorsese remembered this years later when casting Gangs of New York (2002) and thus began his long collaboration with DiCaprio.
10. The project was originally scheduled to begin filming in March of 2020.
11. Production was suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
12. During the delay, the script was rewritten since Leonardo DiCaprio wanted some things changed that Eric Roth and DiCaprio had disagreed about. According to Roth, he won 50 percent and DiCaprio won 50 percent.
13. Marks John Lithgow’s first collaboration with Martin Scorsese and the fulfillment of a priority bucket list item Lithgow had eagerly entertained over the years.
14. Lithgow was brought in toward the end of a 5-month shoot to film for two weeks in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. He has stated that he’d gladly have taken charge of the Craft Service table just to be in the company of Scorsese’s ensemble.
15. William Hale (who will be played by Robert DeNiro) was about 45 when the Osage murders began. DeNiro is nearly 80 years old.
16. Brendan Fraser’s casting in a supporting role was met with widespread positive support online, due to Fraser’s long history of physical and professional hardships.
17. Jesse Plemons had to turn down the role of Ricky “Jupe” Park in Nope (2022), which ended up going to Steven Yeun.
18. This film is not the first motion picture about the Osage Murders. Tragedies of the Osage Hills (1926) by James Young Deer was released in 1926, nearly a century ago. Later films such as The FBI Story (1959) likewise depicted the murders.
19. Last movie of actor Larry Sellers. Of Osage and Cherokee descent, Larry was also an Osage language instructor.
20. In 2007, when he won the Academy Award for Best Director, Martin Scorsese said in his speech that he hoped he would work with Leonardo DiCaprio for another twelve years. Upon release, that wish will have manifested.
21. A previous movie, The FBI Story (1959), contained a segment that told the story of the Osage murders and the FBI’s involvement. The cast featured Native American actors Chief Yowlachie, Eddie Little Sky, and Vincent St. Cyr (a relative of Red Wing).
22. This will be the third film to feature Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro after The Boys Life (1993) and Marvins Room (1996).
23. While Mollie was 10 years older than Ernest, Lily Gladstone who plays Mollie here is actually 12 years younger than Leonardo DiCaprio as Ernest.
24. Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) is currently 3 hours 20 minutes long.
25. George Clooney had expressed interest in directing a film adaptation of David Grann’s non-fiction book, “Killers of the Flower Moon” prior to Martin Scorsese coming aboard as director.
26. The film cast includes three Academy Award winners: Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brendan Fraser; and two Academy Award nominees: John Lithgow and Jesse Plemons.
27. This film is the second collaboration between Jesse Plemons and Martin Scorsese after Irishman (2019).
28. Lily Gladstone was in the process of registering for a data analytics course and entering her credit card information when a Gmail notification alerted her to a request for a zoom meeting with Martin Scorsese. As this was during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gladstone was considering a career change due to a dry spell.
29. Martin Scorsese’s third film to be financed by a streaming service, following Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019) and The Irishman (2019), which were both released by Netflix.
30. A popular joke on social media arose around the time the first promotional photo for this film was released. Displaying Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio, the New York Post reported that DiCaprio looked “unrecognizable” in his role as Ernest Burkhart, though many were quick to point out that he looks very recognizable.