Whatever it is Scorsese has planned, there is a good chance it will be a hit.
However, despite his success,Scorsese is just as susceptible to development issues as any other director.
Therefore, some of his best ideas may never hit the big screen.
One particularly exciting idea that Scorsese revealed during an interview withVarietywas abiopic about Frank Sinatra.
Notably, Scorsese already had some of the cast lined up for this movie.
His long-time collaborator,Leonardo DiCaprio, was set to play Sinatrahimself.
Meanwhile, Jennifer Lawrence was lined up to play Sinatra’s second wife, Ava Gardner.
Yet, this movie may never actually happen, despite its promising story.
Meanwhile,the Frank Sinatra movie has lost its November filming start date.
Either movie could get lost in development hell.
Varietynoted that Sinatra’s daughter controls his estate and has yet to give the movie the OK.
These hiccups in the Sinatra movie’s development could sink it completely.
It doesn’t help that Scorsese is already 81-years-old.
In 1992,Scorsese had his sights set on adapting a biography of singer Dean Martin.
Yet, by 2004, Scorsese had dropped the project completely.
Ultimately, the cancelation ofScorsese’sDinois a perfect example of what could happen to the Sinatra movie.
Though the director went in with the best of intentions, the movie simply didn’t come to fruition.
Regardless of the star-studded cast, the Sinatra movie may be destined to fail.
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If not, it will be yet anotherMartin Scorsesefilm that was lost to development hell.
