Martin Scorsese’s next film could be “Home”.
A few months ago, it was reported that two of Scorsese’s new projects — “Sinatra biopic” and “The Life of Jesus Christ”, both of which were supposed to shoot this year have been postponed indefinitely. Some say ‘Sinatra’ was nixed due to the late singer’s family estate not giving the greenlight for Scorsese to shoot the biopic. While, “Life of Jesus Christ” kept having script revisions, but will eventually get made sometime in the future with Andrew Garfield attached to star.
In an interview with AP, Martin was hinting that his next feature could be his adaptation of Marilynne Robinson’s “Home”. "[Life of Jesus] is an option but I’m still working on it. There’s a very strong possibility of me doing a film version of Marilynne Robinson’s ‘Home’, and that’s a scheduling issue."
Scorsese has been working on “Home” for two years now. The synopsis reads “The Reverend Boughton’s hell-raising son, Jack, has come home after twenty years away. Artful and devious in his youth, now an alcoholic carrying two decades worth of secrets, he is perpetually at odds with his traditionalist father, though he remains his most beloved child. As Jack tries to make peace with his father, he begins to forge an intense bond with his sister Glory, herself returning home with a broken heart and a turbulent past”.
The legendary filmmaker does admit that “there’s been a long period after “Killers of the Flower Moon”, which was shot in 2021., and that he’s not getting any younger.
“Even though I don’t like getting up early, I’d like to shoot a movie right now. Time is going. I’ll be 82. Gotta go […] You’re guided by: Is it worth doing at this late stage in your life? Can you make it through? Is it worth your time? Because now, the most valuable thing aside rom people I love, my family, is time. That’s all there is.”
Scorsese is also supposed to shoot a documentary about ancient ship-wrecks, no updates on that one. He’s getting restless, and wants to be on a movie set again.