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Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese Italian (born November 17, 1942) is an American filmmaker and actor, whose career spans more than 50 years. Part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and influential filmmakers in cinematic history. Scorsese's body of work explores such themes as Italian-American identity, Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption? faith, machismo, modern crime, and gang conflict. Many of his films are also known for their depiction of violence and liberal use of profanity. In 1990, he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation. He is a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award for his contributions to the cinema, and has won an Academy Award, a Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award, Silver Lion, Grammy Award, Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and Directors Guild of America Awards.
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Jonah Hill to Play Jerry Garcia in Martin Scorsese-Directed Grateful Dead Biopic
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etonline.comJonah Hill's been wanting to team up again with Martin Scorsese ever since The Wolf of Wall Street. Nearly a decade later, the duo’s found the perfect project.
Hill’s been tapped to portray the late rock legend Jerry Garcia in a Grateful Dead biopic for Apple TV+.ET can confirm Scorsese will direct and produce the untitled film.
Hill’s also serving as a producer. The script is being written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (American Crime Story: The People vs OJ Simpson).
The Grateful Dead’s surviving members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann will also executive produce along with Garcia’s daughter, Trixie Garcia.
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