Martin Scorsese and Apple create a landmark new film

Multi-award-winning director Martin Scorsese is preparing his new film Killers of the Flower Moon, this time in collaboration with Apple. Following last year's success with The Irishman, on which he worked with Netflix, Scorsese is returning to the big screen as well as Apple TV+.

Apple is reportedly very close to a deal with Paramount to take on production of Scorsese's new film, which will require deep pockets as its budget exceeds 180 million dollars.

Paramount will handle distribution for its release in cinemas worldwide, while Apple will secure exclusive streaming rights through its Apple TV+ platform.

Martin Scorsese has worked with Apple before, directing a scene from The Departed remotely via iChat, as well as an earlier advert for the digital assistant Siri.

For its part, Apple TV+ is expanding its operations with another major deal, following its recent acquisition of the rights to the drama Greyhound, starring Tom Hanks.

The film Killers of the Flower Moon is a social drama based on the novel of the same name and follows the investigation into the murders of Native Americans from the Osage Nation. The story takes place in Oklahoma, in the United States, in the early 1920s. Leonardo DiCaprio will star.