In advance of the highly anticipated global theatrical release of the critically acclaimed Apple Original feature “Killers of the Flower Moon” on October 20, today Apple Original Films hosted the film’s New York premiere at Alice Tully Hall.
More than 40 members of the Osage Nation, including Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear, Princesses Lawren “Lulu” Goodfox and Gianna “Gigi” Sieke, Addie Roanhorse, Christopher Coté and Janis Carpenter joined director Martin Scorsese, producers Bradley Thomas and Daniel Lupi, executive producers Rick Yorn, Marianne Bower, Lisa Frechette, Shea Kammer and Niels Juul, consulting producer Chad Renfro, creative artisans Rodrigo Prieto (DP), Jack Fisk (production designer), Thelma Schoonmaker (editor), Julie O’Keefe (costume designer), Jacqueline West (costume designer), Ellen Lewis (casting by), Rene Haynes (casting by), Mark Ulano (sound) and Kay Georgiou (makeup artist).
Additional guests attending the premiere included Gayle King, Clive Davis, Lorne Michaels, Fran Lebowitz, Jeremy O. Harris, Joy Behar, Natasha Bedingfield, Bennett Miller, Ramin Bahrani, Steven Van Zandt, Kenneth Lonergan, John Waters, Reed Morano, Neil Burger and Francesco Clemente.
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) New York Premiere Interviews
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 (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Mollie Kyle (Lily Gladstone), “Killers of the Flower Moon” is an epic western crime saga, where real love crosses paths with unspeakable betrayal. Also starring Robert De Niro and Jesse Plemons, “Killers of the Flower Moon” is directed by Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, based on David Grann’s best-selling book.