Pre-production in Osage County

[Leo_The_Last]

From Oklahoma archivist Rachel Mosman

[shynney]

Jul 27, 2019 14:37:00 GMT -5 Zotyto said:

www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/movies/killers-of-the-flower-moon-will-be-filmed-in-osage/article_541a81a9-77bb-52e4-9544-08521c4e1011.html

'Killers of the Flower Moon' will be filmed in Osage County, will feature Robert DeNiro, Osage Nation principal chief says

Standing Bear said Friday’s meeting was the fourth with members of the film team but the first with Scorsese, who said he had not been to Oklahoma before. Scorsese, according to Standing Bear, said Robert DeNiro agreed to play the character of William Hale, one of the main characters in the book.

Great news!

So glad to hear this is developing well

[Zotyto]

osagenews.org/en/article/2019/10/25/osage-artisans-needed-killers-flower-moon-costumes/

Osage artisans needed for 'Killers of the Flower Moon'

It seems costume designers Sandy Powell and David Davenport are returning.

Academy Award-winning Costume Designer Sandy Powell and fellow designer David Davenport visited with Hudgins and staff for almost two hours. They scoured old photos, studied Osage clothing and even tried some on. (...) Hudgins said Powell mentioned “hundreds” of moccasins. She said with that amount of clothing needed, they are currently discussing the best way to select artisans. She said they will most likely have to make a call for Osage artisans. They will make that announcement soon. “She didn’t say anything specific about the script, but she did say ‘hundreds of pairs of moccasins.’ And I was like ‘Hundreds?!’” Hudgins said.

[ScorseseFan]

Production must be moving along smoothly.

They're holding casting calls in Tulsa, OK this month for Native Americans who "are interested in appearing in the film as speaking actors or background extras to portray various Osage and other Native American roles".

If they're this far along the production must have a solid grasp on when they'll be shooting - likely Summer 2020 - and have started reaching out & casting major roles besides DeNiro & DiCaprio. I haven't read the book in years... might have to give it a re-read ASAP.

www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/casting-call-for-scorsese-dicaprio-movie-killers-of-the-flower/article_1cada27c-f33f-5947-9f6c-50619e381280.html?fbclid=IwAR3hiLCQE7Hh_HPeWsVZzAmvpZ34WBusuy9OsnbXjSOUXbXLA-HkfZuPMIo#1


If this stays on schedule & does shoot in 2020 and doesn't have any intense CG trick like de-aging in THE IRISHMAN I figure we should expect this to be Paramount's big Fall/Christmas release of 2021.

[Zotyto]

osagenews.org/en/article/2019/11/12/osages-descend-upon-pawhuska-chance-be-killers-flower-moon/
Osages descend upon Pawhuska for a chance to be in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

Nearly 700 people came to the casting call Nov. 9-10 at the Osage County Fairgrounds in Pawhuska, with some traveling as far as the state of Oregon and some waiting for more than four hours to audition. (...) The process included filling out paperwork that included questions about the individual’s knowledge of traditional songs or the ability to speak the Osage language. Measurements were taken and photos. Some people were selected to read for speaking roles and some were called back for second readings.

apnews.com/a778db7e81a44aef927c7300e0d88ee9
Oklahoma will be the set for 2 major films

De Niro and DiCaprio will star in "Killers of the Flower Moon," which will be filmed in the spring and summer of 2020.

[Zotyto]

osagenews.org/en/article/2020/01/09/filmmakers-use-capitol-building-killers-flower-moon-scenes/

Filmmakers to use ON Capitol Building for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ scenes

Congressional Second Speaker Paula Stabler said Congress was informed the filming date in the building is planned May 11. (...) This is probably the final scene on their schedule, they’re looking at starting at the end of next month (February) on Main Street.

[ScorseseFan]

www.indiewire.com/2020/02/martin-scorsese-killers-of-the-flower-moon-western-1202211923/

[ScorseseFan]

Apparently they're going to shoot in Oklahoma in February 2021. Sixteen weeks.

They better be spending a huge portion of that $200 million on safety precautions.

www.indiewire.com/2020/08/osage-nation-february-2021-shoot-scorsese-flower-moon-1234578671/

[nas78]

Martin Scorsese Unsure He Can Recapture ‘The Irishman’ Spark for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
www.indiewire.com/2020/12/martin-scorsese-struggling-recapture-irishman-spark-flower-moon-1234606574/

"I have to go back and find that spark. I don’t know if I can."

U CAN MARTY...

[arnzilla]

www.insidenova.com/lifestyles/entertainment/martin-scorsese-says-pandemic-benefitted-killers-of-the-flower-moon/article_78a590ca-7f1e-5a06-90b1-dc84239b6e45.html

Martin Scorsese has admitted the pandemic actually benefitted 'Killers of the Flower Moon'. The iconic big screen director's upcoming epic Western has been subject to delays thanks to the global health crisis, with the shoot postponed by a year after its original March 2020 start date proved impossible. Speaking to Empire magazine, he said: "I feel as we're playing with it now, it's had a layer in, along with the actual main characters, of that sense that everybody is on [the collusion]. "Even the kindly old shopkeepers and that sort of thing. They're in on it just by being there. "In any event, it's given us time to read more, and do more with costumes, locations, the structure of the buildings, houses, types of rooms." By the end of 2020, the 78-year-old filmmaker was instead using the extra time to continue working on casting and fine tuning the script, with a "crew out in Oklahoma scouting the locations". He explained: "We're casting, we're working on the script. There's a crew out in Oklahoma scouting the locations and getting the production schedule worked out. "Because we hope to go to Oklahoma sometimes in January and we aim to start shooting 5 April. And then through April, May, June, July, because I need a change in weather." And Scorsese previously confessed that the global health crisis has taken its toll on his creativity as he works on his latest project. He explained said: "This COVID, this pandemic, has stopped a creative process. "I turned in on myself. Particularly the first couple of months, when we were locked in our houses, it eliminated a lot of distraction."

[will]

Could this be the temporary logo of the production?



From here

[arnzilla]

CASTING CALLS - March 7 & 10

[Zotyto]

Feb 4, 2021 12:52:55 GMT -5 arnzilla said:

www.insidenova.com/lifestyles/entertainment/martin-scorsese-says-pandemic-benefitted-killers-of-the-flower-moon/article_78a590ca-7f1e-5a06-90b1-dc84239b6e45.html

Martin Scorsese has admitted the pandemic actually benefitted 'Killers of the Flower Moon'. The iconic big screen director's upcoming epic Western has been subject to delays thanks to the global health crisis, with the shoot postponed by a year after its original March 2020 start date proved impossible. Speaking to Empire magazine, he said: "I feel as we're playing with it now, it's had a layer in, along with the actual main characters, of that sense that everybody is on [the collusion]. "Even the kindly old shopkeepers and that sort of thing. They're in on it just by being there. "In any event, it's given us time to read more, and do more with costumes, locations, the structure of the buildings, houses, types of rooms." By the end of 2020, the 78-year-old filmmaker was instead using the extra time to continue working on casting and fine tuning the script, with a "crew out in Oklahoma scouting the locations". He explained: "We're casting, we're working on the script. There's a crew out in Oklahoma scouting the locations and getting the production schedule worked out. "Because we hope to go to Oklahoma sometimes in January and we aim to start shooting 5 April. And then through April, May, June, July, because I need a change in weather." And Scorsese previously confessed that the global health crisis has taken its toll on his creativity as he works on his latest project. He explained said: "This COVID, this pandemic, has stopped a creative process. "I turned in on myself. Particularly the first couple of months, when we were locked in our houses, it eliminated a lot of distraction."

This recent casting call seems to confirm the shoot will start in April and end during the summer.
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Native American Drivers Needed for Major Film

(...) They will be taught to drive difficult 1920's vehicles in a driving school beginning April 5. (...) Filming and training is in the Bartlesville/Pawhuska/Osage County area of Oklahoma from the end of April until late summer.

[Zotyto]

Pawhuska transforms for filming of 'Killers of the Flower Moon'

okcfox.com/news/local/killers-of-the-flower-moon

"I heard some crazy thing like they are going to turn our Kihekah Ave. back into a dirt street like it was in the ’20s. They are working back here building a new train depot, too."

[Zotyto]