We recently brought you news that Martin Scorsese was finally moving forward with passion project SILENCE, and now we word on the two leads. Currently shooting superhero sequel, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, Andrew Garfield is the first of two names to come aboard. He’ll also be joined by international star and Oscar-nominee Ken Watanabe in the drama based on the novel by Shusaku Endo, which is set in the 17th century and centres on two Jesuit priests who face violence and persecution when arriving in Japan to locate their mentor.
Shooting on SILENCE is now scheduled to begin next summer. Considering the main plot, we doubt they’ll be many more big names to come onboard but we’ll keep you updated, as ever.
Source: Variety
