Martin Scorsese to direct Frank Sinatra movie redux
May 13th, 2009 by Scott Marks
It was almost one year ago to the day that I reported a Scorsese directed biopic was in the works. It was announced today that Universal pictures will produce the first big screen biography of the legendary crooner. As I said last year, “This will mark daughter Tina’s third big screen attempt to cash in on her father’s legacy. She produced Sinatra, a 1992 mini-series, as well as Jonathan Demme’s ill-fated (and underrated) remake of The Manchurian Candidate.”
Negotiations with Sinatra’s estate took several years as the family reportedly battled over how best to present his legacy. No one has yet been signed to play Frank, but my guess is it won’t be Marty’s latest star of choice, Leonard DiCaprio. Let’s hope that he doesn’t get Leo’s The Aviator co-star Kate Beckinsale to revive her role as Ava Gardner.
According to Nikki Finke, Phil Alden Robinson (Field of Dream) will write the script and Tina Sinatra, Peter Guber, Cathy Shulman and Marty will produce the film for Mandalay Pictures.
So, what do you think? Who would be the best man to fill Frank’s shoes?
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August 30th, 2008 by Scott Marks
Jerry Lewis, September 1, 2008 at 6:01 p.m. Las Vegas time
It’s Telethon Weekend and mein schatz puppe Lilo over at The Celebrity City was thoughtful enough to send an additional 17 Nutty Professor stills our way. That brings this year’s marvelous final tote to 8 Lobby Cards, 19 Color Stills, 14 Black-And-Whites and 3 Vintage Ads. That’s one still more than I raised last year.
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