Martin Scorsese is reviving an entertaining – if relatively short – acting career in Julian Schnabel’s new movie. More below:
In a moving interview with Deadline last year, director Martin Scorsese expressed that, at 80 years old, he was increasingly worried about running out of time.
Well, if 2024’s anything to go by, he’s certainly making the most of the time that he has. On top of announcing his upcoming (and untitled) film about a certain Jesus Christ and making a Squarespace advert with his daughter, Variety has revealed that Scorsese has been cast in the role of Dante’s mentor in Julian Schnabel’s upcoming crime mystery In The Hand Of Dante.
The veteran director/TikTok star apparently plays “a small but powerful role” in the film as “an elderly sage who influences Dante Alighieri while he is writing The Divine Comedy.”
In The Hand Of Dante is being produced independently,...
In a moving interview with Deadline last year, director Martin Scorsese expressed that, at 80 years old, he was increasingly worried about running out of time.
Well, if 2024’s anything to go by, he’s certainly making the most of the time that he has. On top of announcing his upcoming (and untitled) film about a certain Jesus Christ and making a Squarespace advert with his daughter, Variety has revealed that Scorsese has been cast in the role of Dante’s mentor in Julian Schnabel’s upcoming crime mystery In The Hand Of Dante.
The veteran director/TikTok star apparently plays “a small but powerful role” in the film as “an elderly sage who influences Dante Alighieri while he is writing The Divine Comedy.”
In The Hand Of Dante is being produced independently,...
- 2/20/2024
- by James Harvey
- Film Stories
Martin Scorsese will soon be seen on the big screen, and he won’t be playing himself.
The master director, who is being feted with Berlin Film Festival’s honorary Golden Bear on Tuesday night, has a small but powerful role playing an elderly sage who influences Dante Alighieri while he is writing “The Divine Comedy” in Julian Schnabel’s upcoming crime mystery “In the Hands of Dante.”
Though Scorsese has cameoed in many of his movies and occasionally performed in films by other directors – he played Vincent van Gogh in a segment of Akira Kurosawa’s 1990 film “Dreams” and also performed as voice talent as the loan shark pufferfish in “Shark Tale” – this role is likely to be among his meatiest.
“He is extraordinary in the film,” Schnabel tells Variety, calling Scorsese’s part “a brilliant, important role” and adding: “You can’t take your eyes off him.”
Two...
The master director, who is being feted with Berlin Film Festival’s honorary Golden Bear on Tuesday night, has a small but powerful role playing an elderly sage who influences Dante Alighieri while he is writing “The Divine Comedy” in Julian Schnabel’s upcoming crime mystery “In the Hands of Dante.”
Though Scorsese has cameoed in many of his movies and occasionally performed in films by other directors – he played Vincent van Gogh in a segment of Akira Kurosawa’s 1990 film “Dreams” and also performed as voice talent as the loan shark pufferfish in “Shark Tale” – this role is likely to be among his meatiest.
“He is extraordinary in the film,” Schnabel tells Variety, calling Scorsese’s part “a brilliant, important role” and adding: “You can’t take your eyes off him.”
Two...
- 2/20/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
It looks like Gerard Butler spent Christmas outside of Los Angeles this year.
The 54-year-old actor was spotted heading into Lax Airport to catch a flight out of town on Sunday afternoon (December 24), right in the middle of the holiday rush.
It’s unclear if Gerard was traveling with anyone or if he was alone. It’s been a while since he has been spotted out in public with longtime girlfriend Morgan Brown.
Gerard was recently spotted filming the upcoming movie In the Hand of Dante in Italy. He’s working with director Julian Schnabel for the film and we have photos of them chatting on set.
Here’s the synopsis, from Amazon: “Deep inside the Vatican library, a priest discovers the rarest and most valuable art object ever found: the manuscript of The Divine Comedy, written in Dante’s own hand. Via Sicily, the manuscript makes its way from...
The 54-year-old actor was spotted heading into Lax Airport to catch a flight out of town on Sunday afternoon (December 24), right in the middle of the holiday rush.
It’s unclear if Gerard was traveling with anyone or if he was alone. It’s been a while since he has been spotted out in public with longtime girlfriend Morgan Brown.
Gerard was recently spotted filming the upcoming movie In the Hand of Dante in Italy. He’s working with director Julian Schnabel for the film and we have photos of them chatting on set.
Here’s the synopsis, from Amazon: “Deep inside the Vatican library, a priest discovers the rarest and most valuable art object ever found: the manuscript of The Divine Comedy, written in Dante’s own hand. Via Sicily, the manuscript makes its way from...
- 12/27/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Julian Schnabel is in Italy on the set of his star-studded crime mystery “In the Hand of Dante,” for which he and Louise Kugelberg, his wife and close creative collaborator, have been narratively and literally criss-crossing between the 14th and 21st centuries in locations including Sicily, Venice, Verona and Rome.
Besides the film’s previously announced leads — Oscar Isaac, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa and Gerard Butler — “Hand of Dante” will also see British musician and actor Benjamin Clementine (“Dune”) playing a quintessentially demonic character who seesaws between past and present. Clementine also contributes to the film’s score. Other A-list recruits comprise John Malkovich, Al Pacino and Louis Cancelmi (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) who plays both a present-day hitman named Lefty and nobleman Guido da Polenta, who was Dante’s benefactor.
Julian Schnabel, speaking to Variety on a spectacular Rome set – a palatial villa on a hill overlooking the...
Besides the film’s previously announced leads — Oscar Isaac, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa and Gerard Butler — “Hand of Dante” will also see British musician and actor Benjamin Clementine (“Dune”) playing a quintessentially demonic character who seesaws between past and present. Clementine also contributes to the film’s score. Other A-list recruits comprise John Malkovich, Al Pacino and Louis Cancelmi (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) who plays both a present-day hitman named Lefty and nobleman Guido da Polenta, who was Dante’s benefactor.
Julian Schnabel, speaking to Variety on a spectacular Rome set – a palatial villa on a hill overlooking the...
- 11/17/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Gerard Butler is hard at work on his next movie and we have some new photos from set!
The 53-year-old actor was spotted with blond hair while getting to work on the film In the Hand of Dante on Tuesday (October 31) in Rome, Italy.
Gerard was joined by director Julian Schnabel while filming a scene for the upcoming thriller.
The film will be based on the 2003 book of the same name by Nick Tosches.
Here’s the synopsis, from Amazon: “Deep inside the Vatican library, a priest discovers the rarest and most valuable art object ever found: the manuscript of The Divine Comedy, written in Dante’s own hand. Via Sicily, the manuscript makes its way from the priest to a mob boss in New York City, where a writer named Nick Tosches is called to authenticate the prize. For this writer, the temptation is too great: he steals the...
The 53-year-old actor was spotted with blond hair while getting to work on the film In the Hand of Dante on Tuesday (October 31) in Rome, Italy.
Gerard was joined by director Julian Schnabel while filming a scene for the upcoming thriller.
The film will be based on the 2003 book of the same name by Nick Tosches.
Here’s the synopsis, from Amazon: “Deep inside the Vatican library, a priest discovers the rarest and most valuable art object ever found: the manuscript of The Divine Comedy, written in Dante’s own hand. Via Sicily, the manuscript makes its way from the priest to a mob boss in New York City, where a writer named Nick Tosches is called to authenticate the prize. For this writer, the temptation is too great: he steals the...
- 11/3/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa and Gerard Butler are coming together to star in the upcoming crime thriller from Julian Schnabel, ‘In The Hand of Dante.’
The project has secured an Interim Agreement from SAG-AFTRA, and filming is said to have already commenced in Italy.
The story is based on the novel by Nick Tosches. It revolves around the original manuscript for The Divine Comedy which emerges in the hands of a black-market smuggling ring. The setting is the dangerous underbelly of New York City. The mafia seeks the help of a weary scholar Nick to authenticate the manuscript. Tempted by the idea of having it all, Nick defies the mafia and steals the manuscript. He embarks on a dark and violent journey from a metaphorical Hell into Paradise with his love Giulietta.
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Meanwhile, a parallel story unfolds,...
The project has secured an Interim Agreement from SAG-AFTRA, and filming is said to have already commenced in Italy.
The story is based on the novel by Nick Tosches. It revolves around the original manuscript for The Divine Comedy which emerges in the hands of a black-market smuggling ring. The setting is the dangerous underbelly of New York City. The mafia seeks the help of a weary scholar Nick to authenticate the manuscript. Tempted by the idea of having it all, Nick defies the mafia and steals the manuscript. He embarks on a dark and violent journey from a metaphorical Hell into Paradise with his love Giulietta.
Also in news – Eddie Murphy features in first look images (and Trailer) for ‘Candy Cane Lane’
Meanwhile, a parallel story unfolds,...
- 10/17/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Gird your loins, action fans, because this next bit of news might just be the wildest production of the year. /Film has never been shy about our love for B-movie king Gerard Butler, a star who has carved a bloody path through movies like "300," the increasingly ridiculous "Has Fallen" franchise, and the brilliantly-titled "Plane" earlier this year. Now, imagine him joining forces with "Dune" alums Jason Momoa (who, between "Aquaman" and especially "Fast X," has fully come into his own as the surfer-bro epitome of "Dudes rock" that audiences have been hungry for) and Oscar freaking Isaac in what's being billed as a crime/thriller that takes its cues from one of the greatest epic poems ever conceived by humankind. While words can't fully convey the scope of this trio's next big project, we feel like that gets pretty close to setting the table here.
Deadline has the news...
Deadline has the news...
- 10/16/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
A star-studded crime thriller from Oscar-nominated director Julian Schnabel is coming our way, with Orcasr Isaac, Jason Momoa, and Gerard Butler leading the cast. Schnabel’s In the Hand of Dante film is in production in Italy, with an Interim Agreement from SAG-AFTRA to allow filming during the ongoing strike. Based on the novel of the same name by Nick Tosches, In the Hand of Dante finds a piece of history in the clutches of criminals.
According to Deadline’s exclusive report, In the Hand of Dante “revolves around when the original manuscript of the Divine Comedy emerges in the clutches of a black-market smuggling ring in the dangerous underbelly of New York City, weary scholar Nick is called by the mob to authenticate it.”
“Overwhelmed by temptation, Nick defies the mafia and steals the manuscript in a frenzied bid to have it all. He follows a dark and violent...
According to Deadline’s exclusive report, In the Hand of Dante “revolves around when the original manuscript of the Divine Comedy emerges in the clutches of a black-market smuggling ring in the dangerous underbelly of New York City, weary scholar Nick is called by the mob to authenticate it.”
“Overwhelmed by temptation, Nick defies the mafia and steals the manuscript in a frenzied bid to have it all. He follows a dark and violent...
- 10/16/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Gerard Butler, Jason Momoa, and Oscar Isaac have landed exciting new roles in a film together.
They will be starring in the thriller In The Hand Of Dante, directed by Julian Schnabel and executive produced by Martin Scorsese.
Keep reading to find out more…
The film will be based on the 2003 book of the same name by Nick Tosches.
Here’s the synopsis, from Amazon: “Deep inside the Vatican library, a priest discovers the rarest and most valuable art object ever found: the manuscript of The Divine Comedy, written in Dante’s own hand. Via Sicily, the manuscript makes its way from the priest to a mob boss in New York City, where a writer named Nick Tosches is called to authenticate the prize. For this writer, the temptation is too great: he steals the manuscript in a last-chance bid to have it all. Some will find it offensive; others...
They will be starring in the thriller In The Hand Of Dante, directed by Julian Schnabel and executive produced by Martin Scorsese.
Keep reading to find out more…
The film will be based on the 2003 book of the same name by Nick Tosches.
Here’s the synopsis, from Amazon: “Deep inside the Vatican library, a priest discovers the rarest and most valuable art object ever found: the manuscript of The Divine Comedy, written in Dante’s own hand. Via Sicily, the manuscript makes its way from the priest to a mob boss in New York City, where a writer named Nick Tosches is called to authenticate the prize. For this writer, the temptation is too great: he steals the manuscript in a last-chance bid to have it all. Some will find it offensive; others...
- 10/16/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Exclusive: Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa and Gerard Butler are set to star in crime thriller In the Hand of Dante, with Oscar nominee Julian Schnabel directing and Martin Scorsese among the executive producers. The film is in production in Italy and recently landed an Interim Agreement from SAG-AFTRA allowing it to film during the actors strike.
Based on the novel by Nick Tosches, it follows the story of the original manuscript for The Divine Comedy emerging in the clutches of a black-market smuggling ring in the dangerous underbelly of New York City, and weary scholar Nick is called by the mob to authenticate it.
Overwhelmed by temptation, Nick defies the mafia and steals the manuscript in a frenzied bid to have it all. He follows a dark and violent path from a metaphorical Hell into Paradise with his love Giulietta, while a parallel tale unfolds: the odyssey of Dante himself,...
Based on the novel by Nick Tosches, it follows the story of the original manuscript for The Divine Comedy emerging in the clutches of a black-market smuggling ring in the dangerous underbelly of New York City, and weary scholar Nick is called by the mob to authenticate it.
Overwhelmed by temptation, Nick defies the mafia and steals the manuscript in a frenzied bid to have it all. He follows a dark and violent path from a metaphorical Hell into Paradise with his love Giulietta, while a parallel tale unfolds: the odyssey of Dante himself,...
- 10/16/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Gal Gadot and Oscar Isaac are hard at work at their new movie!
The 38-year-old Wonder Woman actress was seen aboard a water taxi while filming scenes for the upcoming In the Hand of Dante on Tuesday afternoon (October 10) in Venice, Italy.
Oscar, 44, was seen getting a few notes from director Julian Schnabel as they prepared to film scenes at an outdoor restaurant.
Keep reading to find out more…
Julian has been developing the project for over a decade after Johnny Depp originally brought him the book. He is no longer starring in the project through, with Oscar taking over his role as Nick Tosches, who is the author of the novel.
Back in 2011, IndieWire reported that the movie “revolves around Dante’s masterwork “The Divine Comedy,” and interweaves two separate stories, one set in 14th century Sicily, Italy featuring the legendary poet Dante Alighieri, and another set in the...
The 38-year-old Wonder Woman actress was seen aboard a water taxi while filming scenes for the upcoming In the Hand of Dante on Tuesday afternoon (October 10) in Venice, Italy.
Oscar, 44, was seen getting a few notes from director Julian Schnabel as they prepared to film scenes at an outdoor restaurant.
Keep reading to find out more…
Julian has been developing the project for over a decade after Johnny Depp originally brought him the book. He is no longer starring in the project through, with Oscar taking over his role as Nick Tosches, who is the author of the novel.
Back in 2011, IndieWire reported that the movie “revolves around Dante’s masterwork “The Divine Comedy,” and interweaves two separate stories, one set in 14th century Sicily, Italy featuring the legendary poet Dante Alighieri, and another set in the...
- 10/11/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Jason Momoa, Oscar Isaac, and Gal Gadot are hard at work on their upcoming movie In the Hand of Dante and we have some action-packed photos from set!
The three actors were seen batting it out while filming a scene on the roof of a building on Saturday (October 7) in Venice, Italy.
Oscar was seen tied up with a gag around his mouth while Jason and Gal had their guns pointed at each other.
Director Julian Schnabel has been developing the project for over a decade after Johnny Depp originally brought him the book. He is no longer starring in the project through, with Oscar taking over his role as Nick Tosches, who is the author of the novel.
Back in 2011, IndieWire reported that the movie “revolves around Dante’s masterwork “The Divine Comedy,” and interweaves two separate stories, one set in 14th century Sicily, Italy featuring the legendary poet Dante Alighieri,...
The three actors were seen batting it out while filming a scene on the roof of a building on Saturday (October 7) in Venice, Italy.
Oscar was seen tied up with a gag around his mouth while Jason and Gal had their guns pointed at each other.
Director Julian Schnabel has been developing the project for over a decade after Johnny Depp originally brought him the book. He is no longer starring in the project through, with Oscar taking over his role as Nick Tosches, who is the author of the novel.
Back in 2011, IndieWire reported that the movie “revolves around Dante’s masterwork “The Divine Comedy,” and interweaves two separate stories, one set in 14th century Sicily, Italy featuring the legendary poet Dante Alighieri,...
- 10/10/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
We told you. Remember the rules. You didn’t listen. Now we’re Back with an all new batch of guest recommendations featuring Blake Masters, Julien Nitzberg, Floyd Norman, Tuppence Middleton and Blaire Bercy.
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Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Wild Angels (1966)
Spirits of the Dead (1966)
The Trip (1967)
Mooch Goes To Hollywood (1971)
Stalker (1979)
The Candidate (1972)
The Parallax View (1974)
Network (1976)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Ace In The Hole (1951)
Margin Call (2011)
Death Wish (1974)
Death Wish (2018)
Seconds (1966)
Soylent Green (1973)
Rage (1972)
Assault on Wall Street (2013)
Repo Man (1984)
Elmer Gantry (1960)
The Train (1965)
Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
Strange Brew (1983)
To Have And Have Not (1944)
Singin’ In The Rain (1952)
Easter Parade (1948)
The Band Wagon (1953)
Guys And Dolls (1955)
On The Town (1949)
Casablanca (1942)
The Dirt Gang (1972)
Back To The Future (1985)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Bomba, the Jungle Boy (1949)
My Man Godfrey...
Please support the Hollywood Food Coalition. Text “Give” to 323.402.5704 or visit https://hofoco.org/donate!
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Wild Angels (1966)
Spirits of the Dead (1966)
The Trip (1967)
Mooch Goes To Hollywood (1971)
Stalker (1979)
The Candidate (1972)
The Parallax View (1974)
Network (1976)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Ace In The Hole (1951)
Margin Call (2011)
Death Wish (1974)
Death Wish (2018)
Seconds (1966)
Soylent Green (1973)
Rage (1972)
Assault on Wall Street (2013)
Repo Man (1984)
Elmer Gantry (1960)
The Train (1965)
Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
Strange Brew (1983)
To Have And Have Not (1944)
Singin’ In The Rain (1952)
Easter Parade (1948)
The Band Wagon (1953)
Guys And Dolls (1955)
On The Town (1949)
Casablanca (1942)
The Dirt Gang (1972)
Back To The Future (1985)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Bomba, the Jungle Boy (1949)
My Man Godfrey...
- 8/14/2020
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
December 1969: The Rolling Stones are capping off their decade of triumph with a new album. It’s called Let It Bleed. The songs ooze doom, death, darkness, and destruction. Right from the start, it’s an album full of bad news, from the opening guitar shivers of “Gimme Shelter.” “That’s a kind of end-of-the-world song, really. It’s apocalypse; the whole record’s like that,” Mick Jagger told Jann S. Wenner in his 1995 Rolling Stone interview. “It’s a very rough, very violent era. The Vietnam War. Violence on the screens.
- 12/5/2019
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
It was a week filled with likes and dislikes, both undiscovered, unnamed and underscored. Prince revealed that he couldn’t stand how radio kept pushing artists he didn’t like, while Kanye West indicated he was no fan of a certain social media service.
Meanwhile, indie musicians indicated their displeasure with Amazon, and the Recording Academy vowed to disclose the unsung heroes of the biz in a new campaign.
This week in music:
Purple Passion: Notes discovered this week by the Prince estate indicate he was no fan of Katy Perry or Ed Sheeran. The notes, which the estate discovered as it poured through his archives, indicated that radio was “trying to ram Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran down our throats. We don’t like it no matter how many times they play it.” Prince died in 2016, before K-pop was a thing.
Kanye West Likes Twitter: Kanye West has a new movie and album out,...
Meanwhile, indie musicians indicated their displeasure with Amazon, and the Recording Academy vowed to disclose the unsung heroes of the biz in a new campaign.
This week in music:
Purple Passion: Notes discovered this week by the Prince estate indicate he was no fan of Katy Perry or Ed Sheeran. The notes, which the estate discovered as it poured through his archives, indicated that radio was “trying to ram Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran down our throats. We don’t like it no matter how many times they play it.” Prince died in 2016, before K-pop was a thing.
Kanye West Likes Twitter: Kanye West has a new movie and album out,...
- 10/26/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Robert Christgau is one of the most influential rock critics of all time. He’s also an invaluable book critic, and now he’s releasing Book Reports: A Music Critic on His First Love, Which Was Reading, via Duke University Press, a collection of reviews covering everything from fiction to cultural theory to musicology. In this classic piece, which originally appeared in the Village Voice in 2000, he dives into three books by fellow rock critics: Jim DeRogatis’s Let It Blurt: The Life and Times of Lester Bangs, America’s Greatest Rock Critic,...
- 4/30/2019
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
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