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Scorsese’s Hawaiian Mob Drama Advances as Blunt Hails Johnson’s Role

The project centers on real-life Hawaiian crime boss Wilford “Nappy” Pulawa with a script by journalist Nick Bilton.

Overview

  • Emily Blunt says the film is in active development and that the script is being written.
  • Blunt, Dwayne Johnson and Leonardo DiCaprio are attached, reuniting Scorsese with DiCaprio and pairing him with Johnson for the first time.
  • Blunt calls it “the last great American mob story” and describes Johnson’s part as a “terribly exciting” dramatic turn.
  • Earlier reporting likened Johnson’s character to a Goodfellas‑style figure reimagined as a ruthless Hawaiian crime boss based on Pulawa.
  • This would be Martin Scorsese’s first feature since 2023’s Killers of the Flower Moon, and the project does not yet have a release date.