Back in 2009, news broke that Martin Scorsese had signed on to direct a biopic about Frank Sinatra, who died in 1998 at age 82 due to a heart attack. Both Phil Alden Robinson (Field of Dreams) and Billy Ray (Hunger Games) had been working on scripts for the film at various times, with Leonardo DiCaprio most recently set to star.
Scorsese had said he hoped to craft a candid portrait of the singer’s life, delving into the political work and mob affiliations that flanked his prolific career so as to avoid what has already been covered. He envisioned the project as a cross between two of his earlier films: Goodfellas (1990) and ...
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