Apple has signed a first-look film and TV deal with Martin Scorsese, who will base his Sikelia Productions at Apple and produce and direct projects for Apple TV+ as part of the multi-year pact. The deal makes Scorsese a crown jewel in the fledgling streamer’s strategy of pumping money into high-profile projects and inking deals with A-list talent as it ramps up its slate of tentpoles.
There’s no word how many projects Scorsese will produce for Apple as part of the deal, which was first reported by Deadline and confirmed by IndieWire. But the move is just the latest showing that top directors and producers are finding streamers the most eager partners in realizing their expensive visions and further proof that Apple hopes to rise to the top of the pack within that paradigm.
Scorsese was already working with Apple on his latest project, “Killers of the Flower Moon,...
There’s no word how many projects Scorsese will produce for Apple as part of the deal, which was first reported by Deadline and confirmed by IndieWire. But the move is just the latest showing that top directors and producers are finding streamers the most eager partners in realizing their expensive visions and further proof that Apple hopes to rise to the top of the pack within that paradigm.
Scorsese was already working with Apple on his latest project, “Killers of the Flower Moon,...
- 8/11/2020
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
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