“It’s like trying to mix oil and water”: Martin Scorsese Has Not Yet Watched Oppenheimer and Margot Robbie’s Barbie
Martin Scorsese is a filmmaker with a vision. The veteran director has been the face behind multiple critical and commercial hits in Hollywood. His successful collaborations with Leonardo DiCaprio need no introduction. The actor-director duo came back for yet another interesting project Killers Of The Flower Moon.
During the promotion of Killers Of The Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese spoke about the biggest blockbusters of 2023. He mentioned that he hasn’t watched Christopher Nolan’s biographical saga Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’s fantasy drama Barbie.
Martin Scorsese Talks About Oppenheimer And Barbie
During an interview with the media outlet The Hindustan Times, Martin Scorsese spoke about his much-hyped collaboration with Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio. The Wolf Of The Wall Street filmmaker even spoke about the biggest blockbusters of 2023, Oppenheimer and Barbie. While sharing his thoughts on both movies, he mentioned that they created a perfect storm in the entertainment industry.
Martin Scorsese said-
“I do think that the combination of Barbie and Oppenheimer was something special. The movies came about at the right time, and the most wonderful thing is that people went to watch these in theatres.”
Martin Scorsese collaborated with Margot Robbie in The Wolf Of The Wall Street in 2013. The biographical drama was based on the life of Jordan Belfort and brought Margot Robbie to the media spotlight. While talking about the Barbenheimer phenomena, he said-
“It’s like trying to mix oil and water. One film is all about fun and lively colors, while the other is serious and strong, delving into the dangers that could end our civilization. They’re complete opposites, and yet somehow, they fit together perfectly.”
The reputed filmmaker even claimed that he hasn’t yet watched both critically and commercially hit projects. He pointed out that after the huge success of Oppenheimer and Barbie, the studio might work on the different kinds of cinema.
Martin Scorsese On Why He Likes Working With Leonardo DiCaprio And Robert De Niro
When we talk about one of the best actor-director teams, it is impossible to miss out on Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio. The duo gave one of the biggest blockbusters of 2013 The Wolf Of The Wall Street. The Revenant star was introduced to Martin Scorsese by Robert De Niro. The Joker actor has collaborated with Martin Scorsese on multiple projects and the famous trio is coming back for the mystery drama Killers Of The Flower Moon.
During an interview with Deadline, Martin Scorsese spoke about why he loves working with both Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. While talking about the Titanic star he said-
“He goes to these weird places that are so difficult and convoluted, and through the convolution, somehow there’s a clarity that we reach. And usually, it’s in the expression, in his face, in his eyes. I’ve always told him this. He’s a natural film actor.”
He further explained-
“I could shoot a close-up of him, he could be thinking of nothing, and I could intercut anything with it, and people will say, ‘Oh, he’s reacting to such and such.’ It’s the Kuleshov experiment. You could do that with him. There’s something in his face that the camera locks into, in his eyes. The slightest movement, we know it.”
While talking about his rapport with Robert De Niro he mentioned-
“By doing Mean Streets and Taxi Driver (1976) together, we found that we were drawn to the same subject matter, same psychological and emotion conflicts in people, in characters, and in ourselves. A certain trust was developed. I resisted Raging Bull for several years for certain reasons, but he really insisted that it’d be good for me.”
He even mentioned-
“He’s the only one alive now who knows where I come from, as kids, as young people. So the keyword is trust, fearless, and less vanity. He’s concerned about the make-up and how the character looks, but not about beauty and trying to make him look better with special lighting. He says if the camera is on my back and someone else’s face makes it look better, do that.”
Killers Of The Flower Moon is set to hit the theatres on October 20, 2023.
