Martin Scorsese joins Apple's top Hollywood roster... as he inks deal to produce film and TV projects for the streaming service
Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese will produce film and TV projects for Apple Inc's streaming service under a multi-year deal, the company said on Tuesday, as digital video platforms battle for Hollywood's top talent.
Scorsese, director of Goodfellas, Taxi Driver and other cinema classics, will produce the projects through his company, Sikelia Productions.
He joins Oprah Winfrey, Ridley Scott, Alfonso Cuaron, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and others who have reached agreements to make programming for Apple TV+, the iPhone maker's $5-a-month subscription streaming service.
Big name: Martin Scorsese joins Apple's Hollywood roster for new films, TV shows (pictured in January this year)
Apple had previously announced it would produce Scorsese's upcoming drama Killers of the Flower Moon starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.
The movie will appear on Apple TV+ after it is distributed in theaters by Paramount Pictures, a unit of ViacomCBS Inc.
Scorsese's most recent feature film, The Irishman, was released by Netflix Inc.
Big plans: Apple had previously announced it would produce Scorsese's upcoming drama Killers of the Flower Moon starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro
It's the latest in a long line of starry deals that Apple has made in a bid to ramp up competition in the streaming world.
The company recently did deals with production companies and talent, including Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson's Appian Way and Idris Elba's Green Door Pictures.
Apple TV+ also earned their first Emmy nominations last month, with nominations for The Morning Show, Central Park, Defending Jacob, The Elephant Queen, and The Beastie Boys Story.
You talkin' to me? Scorsese is arguably best known for his classic film Taxi Driver starring Robert DeNiro
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