Scorsese Attached to Sinatra Biopic

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By Brian Prisco | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (25)

I’m going to type a sentence three times, in the hopes that like Candyman, Beetlejuice and Ryan Seacrest, repeating it actually makes it come true. Because if this is a lie, I’m going to slash the fuck out of the slashfilm guys who first reported this.

Martin Scorsese is going to direct a Frank Sinatra biopic. Martin Scorsese is going to direct a Frank Sinatra biopic. Martin Scorsese is going to direct a Frank Sinatra biopic.

I realize I’m going entirely against the Italian-American anti-defamation league, and thus am in danger of ending up in a trashcan in a Jersey landfill next to Ricki Lake and Rick Astley, but this is entirely appropriate: Scorsese knows how to make gangsters look good. Sinatra’s family has prevented any sort of biopic from ever being made because they were afraid of the sordid side of The Chairman’s life being focused on. But that’s the killer part. Scorsese could have Sinatra singing in blackface while punching Ava and you’d still fucking love him.

But the best part is that Scorsese has enough fucking balls to not try to force a message into the biopic. He doesn’t need to make it about Sinatra being a hood or a hero. He’s got enough juice he can tell the story straight and it’s going to fly. He won’t have to pad it with a stunt cameo Rat Pack in order to get people to gasp. He will, I mean, look at The Aviator. But, Scorsese’s avoided the Mafia Maleochi that felled Brian De Palma and Francis Ford Coppola. So I have hope.

And if that weren’t good enough, the script is being penned by Phil Alden Robinson. Robinson wrote and directed Field of Dreams and Sneakers, two films that, along with constant bombardment of Sinatra standards, were pretty much responsible for most of my formative years.

Just don’t fucking cast DiCaprio as Ol’ Blue Eyes or I will hire an army of little old nonas with rosaries to curse you into cinema hell.

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I thought Scorsese had come full circle with glamorizing the Italian-American mob scene. At least that's what he said after Casino.

He'll probably hire DiCaprio, or maybe, hot young actor Chris Pine.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at May 14, 2009 7:42 PM

BAM!

How about...James Franco?

Posted by: figgy at May 14, 2009 7:43 PM

with tyler perry as sammy davis jr.

Posted by: gp at May 14, 2009 7:43 PM

*hisses at gp*

Posted by: figgy at May 14, 2009 7:44 PM

I seldom visit the ol' googolplex (not an enjoyable experience) but I would brave it to see this movie.
Scorsese/Sinatra?
Gold, baby.

Posted by: Spender at May 14, 2009 7:45 PM

look, goddamnit, i don't make the rules!

Posted by: gp at May 14, 2009 7:45 PM

Well damn, Prisco. I think it's time you put your dick in something soft and squishy to celebrate.

Posted by: Lucas at May 14, 2009 8:21 PM

BSlim: Second the Chris Pine love. He was amazing in Star Trek!

...Sorry. But you have to admit, he did a bangin' job.

Posted by: Jeremy Feist at May 14, 2009 8:26 PM

Pine would be good. Franco too.

Looking forward to this happening.

BTW, the trailer for "The Road" came out...Goosebumps don't even cover it.

Posted by: Fredo at May 14, 2009 8:34 PM

Tommy Davidson as SD, Jr.

Dude was awesome in Bamboozled.

Posted by: Lance at May 14, 2009 8:34 PM

Good that's good, Zoe Saldana can play Mia Farrow.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at May 14, 2009 8:42 PM

Luck be a lady tonight!

Not that you were ever a lady to begin with.

How about Joseph Gordon-Levitt? I think he's about the right stature, the face looks roughly right for the early years, but he's a little young for the later years.

Jamie Kennedy will play Sammie Davis Jr., of course.

Posted by: socalledonlycousins at May 14, 2009 9:07 PM

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Posted by: linda shake at May 14, 2009 9:23 PM

Couple years ago I followed a reality series (shaddup!) called "The Next Best Thing." It was for celebrity impersonators. There was a guy on there who had the Chairman fuck-king nailed.

What the hell, why not give him the role, whatever his name was.

(Well, I looked it up and I think his name was Sebastian Anzaldo. He was balls. See sinatralookalike.com )

Posted by: , (the commenter formerly known as bucdaddy) at May 15, 2009 12:19 AM

Figgy, I must commend you for the heartiest laugh I have had in a long time. That hiss, for reasons unknown, cracked me up. Maybe it's because I have a mental image of you crouched like a mongoose and hissing?
Kudos to gp for the assist.

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at May 15, 2009 12:40 AM

I saw Brian Uprey on FOX's "Performing As" and after comparing the videos, this guy kicks the crap outta Sebastian up there. He just...owns the eyes.I don't know, but the difference is in the eyes.

See for yourself. Maybe I'm just crazy.

http://brianduprey.com/Site/Welcome.html

Posted by: alphawhiskey at May 15, 2009 3:10 AM

James Franco? he looks nothing like Sinatra and is a terrible actor...
Di Caprio would be much better, at least he can act.

Actually, I think Simon Pegg has the round head and sort of droopy eyes... but the corners of his mouth don't curl upwards when he smiles.

Posted by: gio at May 15, 2009 4:31 AM

I'll definitely watch this...especially if it's as good as The Aviator.

I agree that Franco or Pine would be good. But i see no problem with Scorcese casting DiCaprio. Afterall Kate Blanchett looked nothing like Katherine Hepburn but she still gave a good performance.

I'm not really bothered who is cast, as long as they capture his personality and bring him to life on screen.

Posted by: Neena at May 15, 2009 5:32 AM

Oh...yay? Godtopus, I hate biopics so this is about as exciting as whatever this new flick is that Lohan sucked her way into.

Posted by: TylerDFC at May 15, 2009 8:41 AM

I kinda read it was already a done deal, DiCaprio as Sinatra. I think Scorsese just likes that DiCaprio has a square face just like him, just wait he meets keira knightly, then it's over.

Posted by: rio at May 15, 2009 9:01 AM

Who's going to be Ava Gardner? Christina Hendricks?

Posted by: BWeaves at May 15, 2009 9:35 AM

Megan Fox better not be playing Ava Gardner.

Posted by: Andrew at May 15, 2009 9:44 AM

If his voice didn't have a Louisiana shading to it, and if he was a serious actor, Harry Connick Jr could pull this off.

Posted by: eddie at May 15, 2009 11:32 AM

Yeah. Saw the announcement of the movie last night on one of those 'entertainment' shows. Suggestions included: DuhCrapreo, Connick Jr and That Boobley singer guy. I even Johnny Depp tossed in there somewhere {gasp).

Leo's already been in several Scorcese's flicks (it's too hard for me to see the same joe try and inhabit the skin of too many characters. Messes with my head and makes it hard to pick faves). Henry C Jr is just too damn bland. Boobley can kinda sing, but looks *nothing* like Frank. Mr Depp is just too much of a freak-boy (stay with the Burton flicks).

I've no good suggestions on who *should* be in the movie. But if nothing else, I'd love to see Mr Scorcese cast the net nice and wide to find a really good fit.

Posted by: ms MoMo at May 15, 2009 12:28 PM

Martin Scorsese is going to direct a Frank Sinatra biopic.
Just to be sure.

Posted by: Arthur Dent at May 15, 2009 10:10 PM

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