Martin Scorsese Looking To Direct Another Mafia Epic with MIDNIGHT VENDETTA

If there’s one thing movie fans can count on, it’s that Martin Scorsese always has something cooking, and it looks like he might be doubling down in a big way. Word is the legendary filmmaker has lined up two films to shoot this year, including a brand-new mafia story titled Midnight Vendetta.

Scorsese has built a career telling gripping crime stories with films like Goodfellas and The Wolf of Wall Street, and his latest, Killers of the Flower Moon, reminded audiences he’s still operating at the top of his game.

At the moment, he’s deep into production on his next project, What Happens at Night, a thriller packed with a killer cast that includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Mads Mikkelsen, Patricia Clarkson, and Jared Harris.

But that might not be the only film on his slate. According to multiple industry listings, Scorsese could roll cameras later this year on Midnight Vendetta. Production grids have surfaced through USA Production, Production Weekly, and Production List, all pointing toward a potential December shoot in New Orleans.

One listing reportedly mentions December 2025 instead of 2026, which may just be a clerical slip, but the consistency across the other sources suggests something is definitely in motion.

Still, nothing has been officially confirmed by Scorsese or a studio, so it’s all in that “wait and see” zone for now. The filmmaker has a long list of passion projects he’s been developing, so it isn’t guaranteed that Midnight Vendetta will be the next one he jumps into after What Happens at Night.

That said, the story is enough to get fans excited. The project summary reads: “A historical crime drama centered on the arrival of Sicilian mafia in New Orleans around 1890, culminating in the assassination of Police Chief David Hennessy and subsequent mass lynching.”

That setup taps into a real and dark chapter of American history, which feels right in Scorsese’s wheelhouse. If this does move forward, it could deliver the kind of intense, character-driven storytelling that made his earlier crime films so great.