Filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s planned film adaptation of Marilynne Robinson’s 2008 novel “Home” looks to have taken precedence over his film take on Shūsaku Endō’s 1973 novel “The Life of Jesus” as his next feature. Both films were announced as projects he had in development during press rounds for last year’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” along with some other projects earlier along such as “The Wager”. Speaking with this week, Scorsese was asked if “The Life of Jesus” would be next to which he indicated it hasn’t worked out that way it seems: “It’s an option but I’m still working on it.
There’s a very strong possibility of me doing a film version of Marilynne Robinson’s Home, but that’s a scheduling issue. There’s also a possibility of me going back and dealing with the stories from my mother and father from the past and how they grew up. Stories about immigrants which tied into my trip to Sicily.
Right now, there’s been a long period after Killers of the Flower Moon. Even though I don’t like getting up early, I’d like to shoot a movie right now. Time is going.
I’ll be 82. Gotta go. You’re guided by: Is it worth doing at this late stage in your life? Can you make it through? Is it worth your time? Because now, the most valuable thing aside from the people I love, my family, is time.
That’s all there is.” The novel “Home” revolves around Jack, the hell-raising son of a reverend who returns home after twenty years.