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Oscar winner Martin Scorsese recently confirmed that a script for his new movie, “A Life of Jesus,” is now finished.
In an interview with The Los Angeles Timeson Jan. 8, Scorsese said he co-wrote the screenplay with critic and filmmaker Kent Jones and plans to shoot it later this year. The film will be based on Shūsaku Endō’s book “A Life of Jesus.”
Scorsese said he envisions the film being about 80 minutes long, which would be one of his shortest films ever made, and will focus on “Jesus’ core teachings in a way that explores the principles but doesn’t proselytize.”
“I’m trying to find a new way to make it more accessible and take away the negative onus of what has been associated with organized religion,” Scorsese said.
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In an interview with The Los Angeles Timeson Jan. 8, Scorsese said he co-wrote the screenplay with critic and filmmaker Kent Jones and plans to shoot it later this year. The film will be based on Shūsaku Endō’s book “A Life of Jesus.”
Scorsese said he envisions the film being about 80 minutes long, which would be one of his shortest films ever made, and will focus on “Jesus’ core teachings in a way that explores the principles but doesn’t proselytize.”
“I’m trying to find a new way to make it more accessible and take away the negative onus of what has been associated with organized religion,” Scorsese said.
Continued below.
Director Martin Scorsese confirms completion of script for ‘A Life of Jesus’
Scorsese and filmmaker Kent Jones have finished the screenplay and plan to begin shooting the film, based on Shūsaku Endō’s book “A Life of Jesus,” later this year.
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