I have been stoked for the release of Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio’s most recent collaboration, Shutter Island, since back in October when I saw the trailer before Paranormal Activity.
While I’m a huge Leo fan and am partial to pretty much anything with him in it, the fact that Shutter Island has Scorsese and DiCaprio working together pretty much guarantees it will be a good flick. The two had success together with both The Aviator and The Departed, so I’m expecting good things from the duo again.
With the film’s release fast-approaching, my excitement has been spurred even more by seeing the trailers on TV, and now with the release of a behind-the-scenes featurette for Shutter Island.
Scorsese and DiCaprio have both frequently discussed how much they enjoy working with each other, and in the exclusive featurette about Shutter Island, the respect the actors have for Scorsese is evident. The video, while short, gives a little insight into how Scorsese goes about approaching scenes, and how the actors feel connected to their scenes due to Scorsese’s own connection to the film.
Check out the featurette below:
The suspense thriller Shutter Island follows two U.S. Marshals who go to investigate the disappearance of a woman from a mental hospital for the criminally insane. While there, Teddy Daniels, played by DiCaprio, comes to believe he has stumbled upon a twisted plot by the hospital’s doctors, which results in him doubting everything from his memory to his sanity.
Ben Kingsley, Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Williams, Patricia Clark, and Max von Sydow star alongside DiCaprio. Shutter Island hits theaters February 19th.
I am honestly thinking this would freak me out big time. I may have to pass on this bad boy Although the actors etc are great in their own right, the spooky elements of this film makes me want to pass.