Legendary director Martin Scorsese is aiming to produce a biopic about Frank Sinatra, and he has set his sights on Leonardo DiCaprio for the leading role, sources told Variety.
Scorsese has reportedly lined up an impressive cast and hopes to place Jennifer Lawrence in the film to portray Sinatra’s second wife, actress Ava Gardner. With DiCaprio potentially taking on the role of the iconic singer and Scorsese as the mastermind behind the film, the movie is already stirring up conversations with major studios and streamers, according to Variety. Apple has reportedly expressed interest in partnering up on this project after financing Scorsese’s $215 million film, “Killers of the Flower Moon.” However, Sony is the current frontrunner, sources told Variety.
Sinatra’s daughter, Tina Sinatra, reportedly hasn’t officially green-lit the biopic. She currently controls and manages her father’s estate, according to Variety. Still, Scorsese has reportedly taken a step forward by assembling the all-star cast, suggesting he believes the project will take off. (RELATED: Martin Scorcese Partners With Fox Nation For New Religious Series)
Martin Scorsese attends MoMA’s Party in the Garden 2022 at The Museum of Modern Art on June 7, 2022 in New York City. Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
Legendry US singer Frank Sinatra in file picture dated April1968 at Orly airport arrives in Paris. Photo credit should read AFP/AFP via Getty Images
Scorsese is riding the wave right now after receiving 10 Oscar nominations for “Killers of the Flower Moon.” The 81-year-old director is showing no signs of slowing down. Instead, he reportedly has already lined up his next two projects, and seems to be comfortable and confident about tackling them both.
Legendary US singer Frank Sinatra in an undated and unlocated picture (probabely in 1951) with his bride US actress Ava Gardner. Photo credit should read AFP/AFP via Getty Images
Legendary US singer Frank Sinatra in a picture taken 08 December 1951 in London with his bride of a month US actress Ava Gardner forming a piano and vocal duet at Washington Hotel before “Midnight Matinee” show at the London Coliseum. (Photo by -/INTERCONTINENTALE/AFP via Getty Images)
Leonardo DiCaprio attends the “Better World Fund For Climate Gala” during the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Carlton Hotel on May 21, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images
The other film he’s said to be working on is about Jesus. It was reportedly intended to be filmed in Israel, but the current climate with the war against Hamas is not a simple backdrop to work around.
Jennifer Lawrence attends the “Causeway” Premiere during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival at Royal Alexandra Theatre on September 10, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario. Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA: Jennifer Lawrence attends the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 07, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
US actress Jennifer Lawrence attends the Vanity Fair Oscars Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California, on March 10, 2024. (Photo by MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA: Jennifer Lawrence attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Producer Martin Scorsese arrives at the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on September 18, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
No further information about the Sinatra biopic has been released, but all eyes are on Scorsese, in hopes of an official announcement.