Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ to Premiere at Cannes Film Festival 

Martin Scorsese’s new feature, Killers of the Flower Moon, will be premiering at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. It’s still unclear if the film will play in or out of competition, but we’ll know soon enough, when the festival announces this year’s lineup in April.

The 76th Cannes Film Festival is due to take place from May 16 to May 27, with two-time Palme d’Or winner Ruben Östlund serving as the president of the jury for the competition section. Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City and James Mangold’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny are also expected to premiere at Cannes this year. 

Stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Cara Jade Myers, JaNae Collins, Jillian Dion, Tantoo Cardinal and more are expected to join Scorsese for the red carpet premiere at the Grand Théâtre Lumière on May 20. 

Killers of the Flower Moon, based on David Grann’s non-fiction book about the serial murders of Osage Nation members during the 1920s, was famously set to star DiCaprio in the lead. But a subsequent switcheroo promoted Plemons to the main role, while DiCaprio pivoted to a supporting character.?

Before premiering on Apple TV+ at an unspecified date, Killers of the Flower Moon will first be released exclusively in theatres, in partnership with Paramount Pictures, limited on October 6, followed by a wide release a couple of weeks later, on October 20, in the United States. The French release is set for October 18, 2023.