Why did Martin Scorsese directed Hugo?
Why did Martin Scorsese directed Hugo?
At the Golden Globes where he accepted the critics group’s Best Director Award for “Hugo,” Scorsese explained why he made the film: “I have to thank my love to my wife Helen, because we have a 12-year-old daughter Francesca, [and] she said to me, ‘Why don’t you make a film our daughter can see for once?’ So we did!”
What first did the film Hugo mark for director Martin Scorsese?
Now, director Martin Scorsese is coming out with a film adaptation of that book. The film, Hugo, is Scorsese’s first 3-D project, and while it marks a creative departure for the man behind The Departed, Taxi Driver and Goodfellas, it still deals with familiar territory.
Who directed Hugo the movie?
Martin Scorsese
Hugo/Directors
Hugo is a 2011 American 3D adventure drama movie that is based on Brian Selznick’s novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret. The movie is about a boy who lives alone in a Paris railway station and the enigmatic owner of a toy shop there. It was directed by Martin Scorsese, while the screenwriter was John Logan.
Why did Scorsese stop working with De Niro?
Unfortunately, De Niro had the extra weight and a shaved receding hairline from just playing Al Capone in The Untouchables, so Scorsese looked elsewhere. Scorcese fell out of love with De Niro and fell in love with DiCaprio.
Who produced Hugo?
Martin Scorsese
Johnny DeppGraham KingTim Headington
Hugo/Producers
Who distributed Hugo?
Paramount Pictures
Hugo (film)
| Hugo | |
|---|---|
| Production companies | GK Films Infinitum Nihil |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | October 10, 2011 (NYFF) November 23, 2011 (United States) |
| Running time | 126 minutes |
Are Scorsese and Deniro friends?
Following the commercial success of “Mean Streets” and “Taxi Driver,” Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro continued to make movie magic as colleagues while simultaneously deepening their bond as friends. “Doing this film was so special for all of us no matter what happened,” De Niro told People in 2020.
Who wrote Hugo?
Brian Selznick
Hugo/Story by
Who wrote the script for Hugo?
John Logan
Hugo/Screenplay
“A Precise, Beautiful Machine”: John Logan on Writing the Screenplay for Hugo. With 11 Oscar nominations and a slew of other awards, Hugo is one of the most honored films of 2011. “Everything about Hugo to me is poignant,” screenwriter John Logan told me.
