Famous director to create movie about Jesus.

Acclaimed Director Martin Scorsese Announces New Film About Jesus

During his visit to the Vatican over the weekend, legendary director Martin Scorsese announced his plans to make a new film about Jesus, according to reports. Scorsese briefly met with Pope Francis prior to the declaration of his future cinematic vision.

“Today the church needs your genius because it needs to protest, to call out and to shout,”

The pope addressed a room full of individuals in the arts, including Scorsese, at “The Global Aesthetics of the Catholic Imagination” conference on Saturday where he made the declaration. The event was organized by the journal La Civilta Cattolica and Georgetown University.

Scorsese later felt moved and said, “I have responded to the Pope’s appeal to artists in the only way I know how: by imagining and writing a screenplay for a film about Jesus,” Variety reported. “And I’m about to start making it.”

Will Scorsese’s Film Bring More People to Jesus?

Scorsese has previously turned to religion as inspiration for his craft. While promoting his 2016 film “Silence,” Scorsese spoke with FULLER studio to discuss the film and his faith. He posed the question, “In any event, the whole idea is … how to live Christianity in daily life. How does one

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