Martin Scorsese is creating new films, TV shows for Apple's streaming service
FILE PHOTO: Director Martin Scorsese attends the AFI 2019 Awards luncheon in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 3, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese will produce film and TV projects for Apple Inc's streaming service under a multi-year deal, the company said on Tuesday (Aug 11), as digital video platforms battle for Hollywood's top talent.
Scorsese, director of Goodfellas, Taxi Driver and other cinema classics, will produce the projects through his company, Sikelia Productions.
He joins Oprah Winfrey, Ridley Scott, Alfonso Cuaron, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and others who have reached agreements to make programming for Apple TV+, the iPhone maker's US$5-a-month subscription streaming service. Subscription in Singapore costs S$6.98 a month.
Apple had previously announced it would produce Scorsese's upcoming drama Killers Of The Flower Moon starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. The movie will appear on Apple TV+ after it is distributed in theatres by Paramount Pictures, a unit of ViacomCBS Inc.
Scorsese's most recent feature film, The Irishman, was released by Netflix Inc. It received 10 nominations at this year's Oscars but didn't win any awards.
(Source: Reuters)
