A couple weeks ago I reported that Martin Scorsese's latest film, The Wolf of Wall Street, was in danger of missing its release date because editing issues and an NC-17 rating. Well fear not fellow Marty fans, you'll be able to experience The Wolf of Wall Street in all its glory come December 25th.
"The Hollywood Report" reports that when confronted with the option of trimming the film (reportedly over 3 hours long) or pushing it back to 2014, Scorsese stepped up the plate and got this sucker in the can. For those of you who don't know The World of Wall Street* follows the true story of Jordan Belfort, a Wall Street broker who started his own company and swindled investors out of millions before being caught by the FBI.
I'm currently reading the book** now which is phenomenal so I have high hopes for this film considering the director and actors involved. In fact I'm calling it now: this film will be nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (DiCaprio), and Best Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill) come Oscar time.
To quote Bart Scott, "Can't wait!"
*This will be the first film that Scorcese has used digital cameras rather than film.
**Ironically reviewers of the book mentioned that it reads like Goodfellas, another classic Martin Scorsese film.
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