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Martin Scorsese: 10 Movies He's Considered Making...But We'll Probably Never See
'Silence' spent more than 25 years on the great filmmaker's to-do list before finally reaching theaters; these projects were on his drawing board as well, but don't expect them to ever reach the multiplex
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Andrew Garfield Felt the Pressure of Working on Martin Scorsese's Passion Project 'Silence'
Martin Scorsese first announced he would adapt Shūsaku Endō’s novel Silence — about a Portuguese priest dispatched to 17th century Japan to investigate the reported apostasy of his mentor — in 2007. Scorsese planned to have film be the follow-up to Shutter Island (2010), but it would take nearly a decade for the iconic director’s passion project to hit movie screens. Andrew Garfield, who plays the lead character Father Rodrigues (a role initially intended for Gael García Bernal), admits he fel
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In Theaters This Weekend: Martin Scorsese's Passion Project and an Account of the Boston Marathon Bombing
Martin Scorsese has wanted to make this movie for a very long time, and it seems his efforts and patience have paid off. Silence, a film about two priests (Adam Driver and Andrew Garfield) who travel to Japan to find their mentor (Liam Neeson), is getting critical praise, with high marks on both Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic.
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Andrew Garfield Reflects on His Two New Faith-Driven Films, 'Silence' and 'Hacksaw Ridge'
Andrew Garfield has not one but two high-profile faith-driven dramas out this winter. First there was Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson’s WWII drama starring Garfield as Desmond Doss, a devout combat medic forbidden by his church from taking up arms yet who managed to save the lives of 75 men at the Battle of Okinawa. Now, the 33-year-old Brit headlines Martin Scorsese’s Silence, an epic retelling of Portuguese priests attempting to keep Catholicism alive during the 17th century Japanese Inquisition.
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Andrew Garfield on Weight Loss for 'Silence' Role
Martin Scorsese’s Silence is about two Portuguese Jesuit priests, played by Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver, who travel to Japan in search of their mentor, played by Liam Neeson. Andrew Garfield said he didn’t go cold turkey to lose weight for Silence. When Yahoo Movies attended the junket for Silence, our Kevin Polowy asked Garfield about his physical transformation for the part.
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'Silence' Trailer: Martin Scorsese’s Long-Awaited Passion Project
Martin Scorsese has been thinking about adapting Masahiro Shinoda’s 1971 novel Silence for almost 30 years. In Silence, Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver play 17th-century Jesuit priests who embark on a long journey to find their master (Liam Neeson), who’s reportedly lost his way in Japan. Given how long Scorsese has aimed to make Silence and considering its sweeping scope, gorgeous visuals (from his The Wolf of Wall Street cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto) and impressive cast, the film will no d
