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Martin Scorsese rewrote 'Killers of the Flower Moon' to make sure it wasn't just 'about all the white guys'

Martin Scorsese, left, and Leonardo DiCaprio speak during "A Conversation with Martin Scorsese" and Legend of Cinema Award Presentation during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, at Caesars Palace on April 27, 2023, in Las Vegas.

Before shooting his latest film, "Killers of the Flower Moon," Martin Scorsese said he decided to shake up which characters would get the spotlight. He said he realized the movie focused too much on white men.

After his revision, the historical drama, set in the Osage Nation, still centers on a white man, Ernest Burkhart, played

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