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Martin Scorsese takes on ‘intense’ acting role in Julian Schnabel Dante drama
The acclaimed director has restarted his sporadic on-screen career with a small but ‘extraordinary’ performance
Scorsese has announced plans to shoot his next film, about the life of Jesus, later this year, meaning an awards push for that movie in 2026 or 2027. According to Variety, the director has restarted his occasional on-screen appearances with a supporting role in Julian Schnabel’s meta drama about the creative genesis of The Divine Comedy. Schnabel’s film is based on the mystery by Nick Tosches, in which a handwritten manuscript of The Divine Comedy is found in the Vatican library, and from there makes its way to a mob boss in 21st-century New York.
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