'Killers of the Flower Moon' consultants, casting experts, and costume designers explain how the Osage Nation turned Martin Scorsese's crime drama into a collaboration: 'It's an epic film that felt like a community project.'
Consultants, casting experts, and costume designers explain how the Osage Nation turned Martin Scorsese’s crime drama into a collaboration: "It’s an epic film that felt like a community project."Devan Coggan is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly. Most of her personality is just John Mulaney quotes and Lord of the Rings references.'s epic crime drama, which tells the story of how white people targeted and brutally murdered wealthy Osage people in 1920s Oklahoma.
"When we were in Pawhuska for our first three days, so many people from the Osage Nation came," Lewis explains. "And so many people had stories or family members who were affected by this story."was a family affair. While O'Keefe was working as a costume consultant, for example, her son appeared as a background actor. Haynes and Lewis note that they discovered some actors only after a family recommendation.
"I knew many eyes were going to be on this project and on this cast," Haynes adds. "It was also primarily female Indigenous actors, and that is rare. I mean, I've done a few where there were female protagonists, but the majority of the roles are still men. This was creating a family of women, and that was very special."and we were very lucky to have her in the film as the mother," Lewis explains.
"Marty always says he set out to make a film about trust and betrayal," Renfro explains. "Every step of the way, all the way through, they were continuing to develop trust within our community. We all developed a sense of family together, and I don't know that that happens on every film."
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