Martin Scorsese is looking to make a Frank Sinatra biopic with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence.
According to Variety, Scorsese is planning to film a Frank Sinatra biopic sometime in the near future with DiCaprio and Lawrence. A studio is not yet attached to the project, though Variety reports Sony is said to be the current frontrunner.
Variety also reports that the film could “hit some snags” as Sinatra’s daughter, Tina Sinatra, controls her late father’s estate and has not yet signed off on the project.
DiCaprio has reportedly been tapped to play the legendary singer in Scorsese’s new movie, while Lawrence will portray Sinatra’s second wife, Ava Gardner. Further plot details are not available at this time.
Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio have worked together many times before
DiCaprio and Scorsese have collaborated on a number of projects before, including 2002’s Gangs of New York, 2004’s The Aviator, 2006’s The Departed, 2010’s Shutter Island, 2013’s The Wolf of Wall Street, and 2023’s Killers of the Flower Moon, along with a 2015 short film called The Audition.
Lawrence has yet to star in a movie directed by Scorsese. Along with starring in The Hunger Games movies and the X-Men franchise, Lawrence is known for 2010’s Winter’s Bone, 2012’s Silver Linings Playbook, 2013’s American Hustle, 2017’s Mother!, and, most recently, 2023’s No Hard Feelings, among other roles.
DiCaprio and Lawrence have also previously starred together in 2021’s Don’t Look Up, which was directed by Adam McKay.
Scorsese has a number of other projects that are also in development. He’s currently working on a movie about Jesus that is expected to begin filming later this year. He’s also previously discussed adapting David Grann’s The Wager into a feature film starring DiCaprio. Additionally, he’s involved with a Cape Fear television series being made for Apple TV+.
