Scorsese

American

[skawr-sey-zee, -sez-ee] / skɔrˈseɪ zi, -ˈsɛz i /

noun

Martin, born 1942, U.S. film director.

Scorsese British

/ skɔːˈseɪzɪ /

noun

Martin. born 1942, US film director, whose films include Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), the controversial The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995), and The Departed (2006), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director

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To make this series, Antosca first approached Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, who had initially developed the 1991 version.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Legendary film-maker Martin Scorsese has stepped into the fierce debate over the rise of artificial intelligence in Hollywood by endorsing an AI tool that he says has been "creatively freeing" in the pre-production process.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Scorsese and Steven Spielberg are executive producers of the upcoming series created by Nick Antosca.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The company released a video of Scorsese using AI to instantly create images for storyboards, which show how key characters, locations and scenes should look.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Ferris, who grew up in Queens and Brooklyn "and departed as soon as was possible," studied filmmaking at New York University under Martin Scorsese and was encouraged to pursue comedy writing.

From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Millard, Max

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