It’s strange to think of Scorsese as the director of a 3D kids movie but lately Scorsese has been more of a hired gun than someone who’s developing his own projects. And while I’m disappointed we’re getting less of the vintage Scorsese, I do love the fact that he’s out trying new things and consistently working.
The film, which will star Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Chloe Moretz and Asa Butterfield, follows a young boy in Paris who lives in a train station and works to fix a robot ready to deliver a seemingly important message. John Logan, who worked with Scorsese on THE AVIATOR, wrote the script and Sony Pictures already has a December 9, 2011 release date planned.