Monday, February 02, 2009

Silence

Variety reports that Martin Scorsese will be returning to pet project 'Silence' as his next project Shutter Island. Scorsese has had the rights to the novel for years, writing a draft of the screenplay over a decade ago. The film nearly went into production in 2007.

Based on the Japanese novel, the film will follow a few Jesuit priests who head to Japan in the name of Christianity, only to discover that converts are being persecuted in defiance of Western influence. Daniel Day Lewis and Benicio Del Toro are set to star, with Gael Garcia Bernal in a supporting role.

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