Martin Scorsese, who is currently on a tour of Italy after his appearance at the Cannes Film Festival, has hinted he will soon begin work on a film about Jesus.
The iconic filmmaker made this announcement while attending a conference at the Vatican that was organized by the Jesuit publication La Civilta Cattolica and Georgetown University.
Scorsese stated, "I have responded to the Pope's appeal to artists in the only way I know how: by imagining and writing a screenplay for a film about Jesus. And I'm about to start making it."
The conference, which was titled The Global Aesthetics of the Catholic Imagination, had writers, poets, and artists from across the globe, as well as the Pope, in attendance.
During the conference, Pope Francis gave a speech, where he appealed to artists to create art that moves society towards beauty, universal fraternity, and faith. Scorsese's announcement was thus a response to this plea.
He admitted as much to Antonio Spadaro, the publication's editor. Spadaro wrote that during a conversation, Scorsese had told him about "How the Holy Father's appeal 'to let us see Jesus' moved him."