Martin Scorsese has been attached to Silence for years. However he kept putting it back, to the point where it briefly ended up in court as some of the backers felt he was essentially preventing it from actually getting made by never getting round to making it, but keeping himself attached to helm.
That was sorted out and Scorsese has now filmed the movie, based on Shusaku Endo’s novel. Set in the 17th Century, the story follows Father Rodrigues (Andrew Garfield), a Portuguese Jesuit priest who travels to Japan to confront his mentor, after rumours surface that he has abandoned the church. Ken Watanabe will portray Father Rodrigues’ Japanese interpreter, while Liam Neeson,Issei Ogata and Adam Driver also star.
The movie is getting an Oscar-qualifying run in the US in December, before expanding in January. It’ll be out in the UK early next year. [Read more…]
After years in development, Martin Scorsese is finally moving forward on Silence, with Andrew Garfield and Ken Watanabe already signed up to star. Now Liam Neeson has come onboard, according to 
After the release of each Scorsese movie for the last few years, it’s been said he would make Silence next. The fact he constantly kept putting off making the movie even led to a court case where some of the producers claimed it was taking too long and Scorsese’s hold on the material was preventing them from actually getting the film made.
For years and years, between every Martin Scorsese movie, there have been rumours his next film will be Silence. As a result, even when it was officially announced a couple of weeks ago that he was finally going to make the movie, some were sceptical. However now the director has started putting the cast together, suggesting he really is going to film it this time.
After every Scorsese movie, fans start wondering what he’ll make next, and for the last few years in between each film rumours have surfaced that he was finally planning to shoot Silence, which he’s been attached to for over two decades.