Buried in the lede of today’s Variety piece concerning the Will Smith/Emancipation schedule move:
Martin Scorsese’s “The Killers of the Flower Moon” with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jesse Plemons. The Oscar-winning director of “The Departed” is also still in the editing room with longtime collaborator Thelma Schoonmaker. Known for his long process of finishing his movies, and despite wrapping in September 2021, the $200 million movie adaptation could also face a possible move to 2023.
If you remember, I wrote about this on Monday:
“Scorsese and his longtime editor Thelma Schoonmaker have been working at a snail’s pace on ‘Flower Moon’s’ post-production. Additional shooting has also been called for next week in Oklahoma.”
“Ok, fine, but doesn’t that still give the legendary duo enough time to complete their film? That’s an editing window between June and December, 7 months to get this one in the can, but that supposedly might not enough time for Thelma and Marty. They are very meticulous in their process and won’t be rushed, not even by a major studio like Apple.“