‘Silence’ Images: Martin Scorsese Sends Andrew Garfield To Face Persecution In Japan
By this point in the year, we’ve already seen most of the major releases, if not in theaters then at festivals or early screenings. And a lot of the ones we haven’t watched, we’ve at least read reviews of, or seen promos for. But one highly anticipated movie that remains shrouded in mystery isSilence,Martin Scorsese’s long-simmering drama starringAndrew GarfieldandLiam Neesonas Jesuit monks in 17th century Japan.
Although Paramount already hasSilencelocked in for a December release date, they’ve yet to release a single frame of footage to the public. That’ll surely change soon, but until then we’ve got some newSilenceimages to tide you over, featuring Garfield and more.
The images premiered onCinema em CenaandYahoo Japan(viaThe Playlist):
Garfield stars withAdam Driveras two Portuguese Jesuit priests who arrive in Japan in 1638 to track down their mentor, Cristóvão Ferreira (Neeson), who is alleged to have renounced their beliefs. As they set out to spread their beliefs, they face violence and persecution.Tadanobu Asano(Thor) plays a Japanese interpreter, andYosuke Kubozukais Kichijiro, the priests' Japanese guide.Garfield recently described the film as"meditative and brutal simultaneously," so brace yourself for an intense experience. While this particular batch of photos looks pretty tame, earlier images have shown Neeson and Garfield looking much dirtier and much more desperate.
Scorsese andJay Cocks(Gangs of New York) wrote the script based on the novel byShusaku Endo, which was inspired by real events.Silencehas been in development for years but we can hope it’ll be worth the wait. Between Scorsese and this cast — not to mention a release date that screams “for your consideration” — it’s no wonderSilencealready has awards prognosticators wondering about its Oscar chances. Look for the firstSilencetrailer to arrive in the next couple of weeks, maybe attached to Garfield’sHacksaw Ridgenext weekend or Paramount’s ownArrivalin November.
Silencegets a limited release startingDecember 23before going wide in January. Also starring areCiarán Hinds,Shinya Tsukamoto, andIssey Ogata.
