Leonardo Di Caprio on Killers of the Flower Moon: 'The initial script didn't get to the heart of the story'

Helmed by Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon revolves around the murders of Osage tribe members in Oklahoma during the 1920s

Poster of Killers of the Flower Moon

The highly anticipated epic Western, drama Killers of the Flower Moon directed by Martin Scorsese is preparing for its theatrical release. In an interview with British Vogue, the film's lead actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, shared that the initial script underwent revisions because it failed to capture the essence of the real story. According to the Wolf of Wall Street star, the original script didn't fully engage them. DiCaprio also mentioned a particular scene involving his character Ernest and Mollie ( Lily Gladstone) where the emotions of the characters felt strange and distorted in the initial script. DiCaprio also said that Scorsese instantly knew that Lily could portray Mollie as he saw a truthfulness in her eyes.

Gladstone revealed to the Interview magazine that the original script for the movie focused on the FBI rather than Ernest and Mollie. She explained that before the rewrite, her character had some lengthy dialogues that were shortened in the revised version.

Initially, Leonardo DiCaprio was supposed to play Tom White in the first script, but after the rewrite, he switched to play Earnest while Jesse Plemons was cast as Tom White.

Based on David Grann's book The Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and Birth of the FBI, the film Killers of the Flower Moon centers around the investigation of a string of murders that occurred in the Osage Tribe in Oklahoma during the 1920s, after the discovery of large oil deposits on their land. Leonardo DiCaprio portrays the character of Ernest Burkhart, a World War veteran, in this epic drama.

The film is set to release on October 20 in cinemas and will later be available for streaming on Apple TV+.

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