man behind the controversial John Martorano movie is none other than gangster-filmmaker extraordinaire Martin Scorsese!
man behind the controversial John Martorano movie is none other than gangster-filmmaker extraordinaire Martin Scorsese!We hear that Scorsese met secretly with the Winter Hill Gang hitman at an Italian restaurant in the Back Bay while “The Departed” director was in town making “Shutter Island.”Then, according to our snitch, Marty had his longtime collaborator, producer Graham King, lock down the rights to Martorano’s life story. It is also likely that William Monahan, who wrote the screenplay for “The Departed,” which Scorsese directed and King produced, will write the Martorano script. The North Shore Oscar winner has a first-look deal with King and the three had great success with the aforementioned set-in-Boston crime drama.“From movie prospective, a true gangster story with Martin Scorsese makes it very appealing,” said our Tinseltown insider. “I wouldn’t be suprised if ‘The Departed’ team was put back together - Graham, Marty and Bill writing.”News that Martorano’s criminal career ...