Prime Gun: Maverick star Miles Teller has addressed the rumors linking him to Martin Scorsese‘s delayed biblical epic. Whereas attending the premiere of his newest film, the horror thriller The Gorge, Teller was requested immediately in regards to the rumors, which recommend he is taking part in Jesus for the legendary filmmaker.
Final 12 months, rumors circulated that Scorsese was contemplating Teller and Andrew Garfield to star in an upcoming mission: an adaptation of Shūsaku Endō’s 1973 novel A Lifetime of Jesus. On the premiere of The Gorge, Teller denied that any talks had transpired between him and the acclaimed director. Talking with Selection, Teller responded “Noooooooo,” when requested if he was set to painting the biblical determine on-screen.
And whereas these talks haven’t taken place, that does not imply that Teller would not be concerned with working alongside the Taxi Driver director.
“Dude, after I learn that, I used to be calling my agent, like, ‘Did Marty Scorsese … has this script gotten misplaced within the shuffle or one thing?’ That is a troublesome one. Taking part in Jesus?”
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Regardless of the absence of communication between the 2 camps, Teller expressed his admiration for Scorsese and his willingness to collaborate on a mission. Scorsese, whose credit embrace Goodfellas, On line casino, The Departed, and Killers of the Flower Moon, is certainly one of Hollywood’s most famous filmmakers, and that magic will not be misplaced on Teller:
“I feel that is simply a type of issues that obtained put on the market, and I don’t know how or why. I feel just about any actor, if Marty Scorsese provides you one thing, you say, ‘Sure, and I am going to determine it out.’ No, I have never gotten the decision for that one.”
Whereas Garfield has not addressed the rumors, his involvement in A LIfe of Jesus would mark his second mission with Scorsese, after 2016’s Silence (which was additionally based mostly on a e-book by Shūsaku Endō).
Martin Scorsese’s Biblical Mission Stalls
Scorsese’s curiosity in adaptating A Lifetime of Jesus stems from a 2023 assembly with Pope Francis. As of proper now, nevertheless, the film has stalled, and Scorsese’s identify is connected to different tasks: a attainable adaptation of Marilynne Robinson’s House, and Satan within the White Metropolis. The latter, based mostly on Erik Larson’s 2003 non-fiction novel Satan within the White Metropolis: Homicide, Magic, and Insanity on the Truthful That Modified America, is ready to reunite Scorsese with frequent collaborator Leonardo DiCaprio. The film, which has been in improvement for over a decade, shall be launched by twentieth Century Studios.
For now, audiences can watch Teller in The Gorge, which hits Apple TV+ on Valentine’s Day. The genre-bending romance stars Teller and Anya Taylor-Pleasure as elite snipers stationed on reverse sides of a mysterious gorge. This week, we additionally realized that Teller will painting Italian bike owner and WWII hero Gino Bartali in an upcoming biopic.
Whereas the chance of Scorsese’s Jesus mission truly coming to fruition stays unsure, Teller’s feedback point out his want to work with the director. Scorsese not too long ago mentioned he “has extra movies to make,” so there’s nonetheless an opportunity we’ll see a Teller and Scorsese collaboration sooner or later.
The Gorge
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- Launch Date
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February 28, 2025
- Runtime
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127 Minutes
- Writers
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Zach Dean
- Producers
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Gregory Goodman, C. Robert Cargill, Dana Goldberg, David Ellison, Don Granger, Miles Teller, Sherryl Clark, Adam Kolbrenner