The trailer for Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Brendan Fraser and Robert De Niro, among others, has finally dropped.
And while the highly anticipated release hints to do the book justice - as not many do (hello, Scorsese) - one aspect viewers of the trailer just can't get over is DiCaprio's accent.
You can hear his questionable accent below.
The film recently received a nine minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival.
But chatter over DiCaprio's Oklahoma (Texas? Southern?) accent is what took Twitter by storm.
\u201cDid Leo just invent a new accent, has anybody ever sounded like that?\u201d— paul (@paul) 1684441027
\u201clove him but why does scorsese feel the need to inflict leo dicaprio doing a terrible accent on us every decade or so\u201d— big baby (wailing) (@big baby (wailing)) 1684431460
\u201ci was not expecting leo to have that accent\u201d— mari (@mari) 1684428405
\u201cYeah, I\u2019m not sure about Leo\u2019s accent in that Killers trailer, either, but maybe we\u2019ll get used to it over the 3 1/2 hour runtime.\u201d— James Eppler (@James Eppler) 1684436201
Others, though, shared only excitement.
Many claimed a baffling accent is a guaranteed indicator of a Scorsese film success.
\u201cLeo eating that southern accent UP! \ud83d\ude02 this looks absolutely incredible but ofc Marty never misses. One of my very most anticipated of the year!!!!\u201d— Wesley \u2728\ud83d\udda4 (@Wesley \u2728\ud83d\udda4) 1684417095
\u201cone thing scorsese is gonna do is make leo speak in a goofy ahh accent\u201d— lou (@lou) 1684418139
\u201cYou know the film is \ud83d\udd25 when Leo has to use an accent\u201d— Imagine Losing 49-0 (@Imagine Losing 49-0) 1684417812
\u201csouthern accent, squinting leo dicaprio is peak acting\u201d— tatum (@tatum) 1684418046
\u201cScorsese and De Niro together maybe for the last time, Leo DiCaprio doing a silly accent. I'm game.\u201d— essam (@essam) 1684433217
Killers of the Flower Moon is based on the book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI written by David Grann. It follows the true story of serial murders of members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma.
The film is garnering accolades for its representation of and involvement with Indigenous peoples.
\u201cStudios need to take note of how Martin Scorsese involved the Osage Nation in the development of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON. If you're going use/portray any Indigenous group simply bring them in to help consult since it's their image you are profiting from.\u201d— Christopher Marc (@Christopher Marc) 1684617009
\u201cA great thread about the indigenous (specifically Osage) representation in Killers of the Flower Moon from someone directly impacted. Great news in my mind in terms of Hollywood\u2019s progression in handling representation.\u201d— AdequateEmily Has Solidarity with WGA! (@AdequateEmily Has Solidarity with WGA!) 1684653294
\u201cThe dignity and care for the Osage perspective was genuine and honest throughout the process and the Osage responded with the kind of passion and enthusiasm that met this historic moment.\u201d— Jim Gray (The former Chief) (@Jim Gray (The former Chief)) 1684616092
\u201csome of the Indigenous actors in KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON that you should know\n\n-Lily Gladstone\n-Tantoo Cardinal\n-Tatanka Means\n-Jillian Dion\n-Larry Sellers\n-Janae Collins\n-Cara Jade Myers\n-Yancey Red Corn\n-William Belleau\u201d— Anthony (@Anthony) 1684421675
\u201cA Cannes tradition. Martin Scorsese and his "Killers of the Flower Moon" cast pose at the top of the Grand Lumi\u00e8re steps. https://t.co/yEN1tls5dM\u201d— Variety (@Variety) 1684600564
\u201cThe cast of Killers Of The Flower Moon at the #WomenInMotion Awards @Festival_Cannes #Cannes2023\u201d— Kering (@Kering) 1684713174
Set in the 1920s in Oklahoma, the film details the murders—also known as the Reign of Terror—of oil-wealthy members of the Osage Nation with many involving White husbands killing their Osage wives.
At the time, Indigenous nations had no recourse if non-Natives committed crimes on tribal lands. The film follows the FBI investigation into the crimes.
Until recently, only the FBI could investigate crimes against Indigenous peoples or property perpetrated by non-Indigenous people.
Killers of the Flower Moon opens in theaters on October 6.
Jane Rosenberg
Jane Rosenberg
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