The star of Martin Scorsese’s highly-anticipated new feature, Killers of the Flower Moon, Lily Gladstone, has revealed that she almost quit acting before the director requested to speak to her.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the actor explained that in 2020, she considered leaving the movie business to work at the Department of Agriculture. “You just wonder if it’s [acting] going to be sustainable. So I had my credit card out, registering for a data analytics course.”
However, as she was about to punch her PIN number in, she received an email notification on behalf of Scorsese’s team, requesting a Zoom meeting. The director had seen Gladstone’s performance in Kelly Reichardt’s 2016 film Certain Women and wanted to cast her in his upcoming picture alongside Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio.
According to DiCaprio, “Lily has amazing presence and strength. She spent months studying Mollie Burkhart [her character] and her family, working extensively to understand the intricacies of this woman, her relationship with Ernest and her legacy within the Osage community. As a Native actor, in a lot of ways, she became a source of guidance for all of us, Scorsese included, in terms of how we told the story.”
Gladstone has always been a fan of Scorsese’s work, explaining, “I was watching some pretty sophisticated things for a kid. My first Marty movie was Kundun. My dad loved Kundun.”
Discussing Gladstone, Scorsese added: “I could see that she trusted in simplicity. She understood her own onscreen presence as an expressive instrument that could speak for itself. That’s quite rare. Her silences, as Mollie, were often more powerful than her words.”
News
Troubling footage of Justin Bieber partying with Diddy and The Game resurfaces leaving fans heartbroken for the singer
Another concerning video of Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs with Justin Bieber has emerged in the wake of the music mogul’s arrest on sex-trafficking charges, this time showing the pair partying in 2016. The footage, which appeared to be taken at early celebrations for Bieber’s 22nd…
Carrie Underwood announces surprise duet with chart-topping country singer
Carrie Underwood has revealed her next collaboration and it will surely send country fans wild. Fans of the 41-year-old American Idol judge were surprised as it was announced that she will be joining forces with Cody Johnson. The 37-year-old Texas native took…
Jodie Foster Urging Ex Russell Crowe to ‘Make Things Official’ With Girlfriend Britney Theriot
Russell Crowe and Jodie Foster have stayed super close since their short-lived romance in the late 1990s, and now the actress is urging him to finally find the courage to marry longtime girlfriend Britney Theriot after dragging his feet for years, a source exclusively tells Closer….
Keanu Reeves’ 10 Best John Wick Stunts, Ranked
The John Wick franchise is brimming with outlandish stunts and creative action sequences, and Keanu Reeves is often the man at the helm. With the help of his various stunt doubles, the beloved actor has created some of the greatest stunts of the…
Cyberpunk 2077 players find Keanu Reeves secret we had no idea existed
The world in which John Wick inhabits may not be quite as futuristic as that which you’ll find in Cyberpunk 2077, but it does share a similar aesthetic. Rain-soaked streets lit by neon signs in the dead of night – you…
How Annette Bening and Jodie Foster Connected Ahead of Their New Shows: “I’m Crazy About Her”
Annette Bening, who’s starring in Peacock series Apples Never Fall, said she was “so happy” for her Nyad costar’s work in True Detective: Night Country. pples Never Fall star Annette Bening was the ultimate supportive friend when praising fellow Oscar nominee Jodie Foster. Both actresses…
End of content
No more pages to load