‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ star Lily Gladstone says the Martin Scorsese film was significantly re-written to avoid telling a ‘white-savior story.’“Killers of the Flower Moon” tells the true story of the murders of Osage Nation members by white settlers in the 1920s. DiCaprio originally was attached to play FBI investigator Tom White, who was sent to the Osage Nation within Oklahoma to probe the killings.
The script underwent a significant rewrite, however, shifting the dramatic focus from White’s investigation to the Osage and the circumstances that led to them being systematically killed with no consequences. The character of White now is played by Jesse Plemons in a supporting role, with DiCaprio starring as the husband of Gladstone’s character, an oil-rich Osage woman, and member of a conspiracy to kill her loved ones in an effort to steal her family fortune.
Despite her initial skepticism, Gladstone, who is of Blackfeet and Nimíipuu heritage, praised the rewrite and told
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