Martin Scorsese says Warner Bros. wanted to franchise 'The Departed'

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Martin Scorsese says Warner Bros. wanted to franchise 'The Departed'
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Martin Scorsese is recalling the 'very sad' Warner Bros executive who wanted at least one of 'The Departed' leads to live so they could make sequels: 'What they wanted was a franchise.'

as an undercover officer. Both are hellbent on uncovering the other's identity and after a series of twisty and violent events, the film ends with both leads dead.Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio in 'The Departed'Scorsese recalled that while the audiences leaving the initial test screenings were ecstatic, people from the studio were "very sad, because they just didn't want that movie.

His strategy? "We have to then fight back stronger. And it's got to come from the grassroots level. It's gotta come from the filmmakers themselves." Citing the

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