After years of trying to get the film going, filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of “Killers of the Flower Moon” is finally underway.

Apple Original Films and the Oklahoma Film + Music Office have issued an announcement saying that principal photography is officially underway in Oklahoma.

Scorsese said in the statement: “To be able to tell this story on the land where these events took place is incredibly important and critical to allowing us to portray an accurate depiction of the time and people.”

Based on David Grann’s acclaimed 2017 best-selling non-fiction crime novel, the story is set in 1920s Oklahoma and explores the serial murders of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation – a string of brutal crimes that would later become known as the Reign of Terror.

The cast includes Jesse Plemons, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Tantoo Cardinal, Cara Jade Myers, JaNae Collins, Jillian Dion, William Belleau, Louis Cancelmi, Jason Isbell and Sturgill Simpson.

Production of the film is being aided by the Osage Nation, who are helping to scout numerous locations across the state for potential filming.

Scorsese helms from a script he co-wrote with Eric Roth. Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas and DiCaprio will produce.

Source: Warner Bros. Pictures

Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson have all been tapped to direct the sequel to the Oscar-winning animated feature “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” at Sony Pictures Animation.

Dos Santos’ directing role had been previously announced, but the trio has reportedly been working together on the project from the start.

Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Amy Pascal, Avi Arad and Christina Steinberg are all returning to produce while the original film’s co-director Peter Ramsey will executive produce along with Aditya Sood.

In addition, Lord and Miller will join David Callaham (“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”) as the film’s credited screenwriters.

In a joint statement, the directing trio says: “The crew behind the ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ set such a ridiculously high bar, and we’re humbled to take on the challenge of charting the next chapter in the story of Miles Morales.”

Powers previously co-directed Pixar’s “Soul” and wrote the script for “One Night in Miami” based on his play. Thompson served as production designer on the first ‘Spider-Verse’ film while Dos Santos is an animation veteran who has helmed episodes of “The Legend of Korra,” “Justice League Unlimited,” “Teen Titans,” “Avatar: The Last Airbender” and “Voltron: Legendary Defender”.

“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” is scheduled to open in theaters on October 7th 2022.

Source: Variety