From IMDB news (http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0665976/): Martin Scorsese is eyeing Silence to be his next film and is rounding up an impressive cast. Daniel Day-Lewis, Benicio Del Toro and Gael Garcia Bernal (Babel) are all in talks to star. Scorsese and Day-Lewis previously collaborated on Gangs of New York and The Age of Innocence. Silence, which Scorsese has been developing for more than a decade, is set in the 17th century as two Jesuit priests face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor and to spread the gospel of Christianity. It is based on the Shusaku Endo novel. Jay Cocks, who also worked with Scorsese on Gangs and Innocence, wrote the screenplay.
From Production Weekly's Twitter page (http://twitter.com/prodweek/status/1277336960): Principal photography is scheduled to start in April for the Martin Scorsese-directed "Silence."
bunkaroo
03-04-09, 07:39 PM
Gael Garcia Bernal - blech.
I don't know what movie made me like him less - Blindness or Science of Sleep.
I'll see this but the length of time it's been under production is not encouraging given GONY.
Zen Peckinpah
03-04-09, 08:36 PM
Daniel Plainview and Dr. Gonzo as priests. Samurais. Scorsese. Sounds good to me.
Initially when I heard about this project I was worried, as it sounded boring, but not only do I love Day-Lewis and Del Toro (and Bernal, big Y Tu Mama Tambien fan here), but if Scorsese can make a religion-doubting film half as powerful or brilliant as The Last Temptation of Christ, we're in good hands.
Solid Snake PAC
03-04-09, 11:54 PM
Fucking badass..I'm so there...that's some great star power there.
Goat3001
03-05-09, 09:27 AM
Scorcese movie... without Leo? This doesn't make any sense!
SoSpacey
03-05-09, 10:48 AM
Scorcese movie... without Leo? This doesn't make any sense!
Leo was cast as a samurai...
slop101
03-05-09, 11:36 AM
What's with Scorsese and remakes of Asian films all of a sudden?
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