The discovery of oil on land belonging to the Osage Nation leads to a series of brutal murders in Killers of the Flower Moon, based on the bestselling book by David Grann. The official trailer for the film adaptation touches on the key events and players, with Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant) and two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro (Raging Bull, The Godfather Part II) leading the impressive ensemble as Ernest Burkhart and William Hale, respectively.
Spirit Awards nominee Lily Gladstone (Certain Women) stars as Mollie Kyle. The cast also includes Oscar nominee Jesse Plemons (The Power of the Dog), Oscar winner Brendan Fraser (The Whale), Tantoo Cardinal, Cara Jade Myers, John Lithgow, JaNae Collins, Jillian Dion, William Belleau, and Louis Cancelmi. Tatanka Means, Michael Abbot Jr., Pat Healy, Scott Shepard, Jason Isbell, and Sturgill Simpson also star.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro reunite with Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese (The Departed) for one of 2023’s most-anticipated films, based on true events. Scorsese and Eric Roth wrote the screenplay, with Scorsese, Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, and Daniel Lupi producing. Leonardo DiCaprio, Rick Yorn, Adam Sommer, Marianne Bower, Lisa Frechette, John Atwood, Shea Kammer, and Niels Juul executive produce.
Killers of the Flower Moon will premiere in select theaters and on IMAX on October 6, 2023, followed by a wide release on October 20, 2023. A streaming date on Apple TV+ hasn’t been announced.
The Plot, Courtesy of Apple Studios:
At the turn of the 20th century, oil brought a fortune to the Osage Nation, who became some of the richest people in the world overnight. The wealth of these Native Americans immediately attracted white interlopers, who manipulated, extorted, and stole as much Osage money as they could before resorting to murder.
Based on a true story and told through the improbable romance of Ernest Burkhart (DiCaprio) and Mollie Kyle (Gladstone), Killers of the Flower Moon is an epic Western crime saga where real love crosses paths with unspeakable betrayal.
