Apple Lands Martin Scorsese Movie Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert DeNiro - The Wall Street Journal

has nabbed director Martin Scorsese’s next film, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, according to people familiar with the matter.

The project will be Apple’s biggest foray into film yet as it beat out other interested companies, including.

Scorsese’s last film.

The film will be labeled an Apple Original Film, and Paramount Pictures, which was the original home for the movie, will distribute the movie theatrically.

Imperative Entertainment, which bought the rights to the book the movie is based on, is also a producer on the film.

Scorsese’s team approached Apple, as well as Netflix and MGM Holdings Inc., about taking over the movie.

This is the second major movie acquisition Apple has made in recent days.

Scorsese’s last film, “The Irishman,” also starring Mr