Universal Pictures And Martin Scorcese Join Forces On Sinatra Biopic

Universal Pictures has acquired the feature film project Sinatra from Mandalay Pictures for Academy Award®
winner Martin Scorsese to direct.

Oscar® nominated screenwriter (Field of Dreams) Phil Alden Robinson is
writing the screenplay for Sinatra based on the life of the iconic
entertainer. Universal Pictures and Mandalay Pictures have been developing
the project, after securing the Frank Sinatra life rights and music rights
from Frank Sinatra Enterprises (FSE) - a joint venture of the Sinatra
Estate and Warner Music Group.

"We have dreamt of making a movie about Frank Sinatra, and Marty Scorsese
is undeniably the perfect vision keeper for this project," said Chairman of
Mandalay Entertainment Group, Peter Guber. President of Mandalay Pictures,
Cathy Schulman added "In addition to our excitement at having Marty in the
director's chair, we are thrilled to be in business with Universal, the
Sinatra estate, Warner Music Group and the talented Phil Alden Robinson on
this project about one of our greatest entertainers."

"It's an honor to be involved in this film which will celebrate the amazing
life and work of Frank Sinatra," said President of Production for Universal
Pictures, Donna Langley. "With Phil Alden Robinson writing the screenplay
and Martin Scorsese at the helm, we know that this first feature motion
picture adaptation of Sinatra's extraordinary life is in the best of
hands."

"My father had great admiration for the talent of the people he chose to
work with, and the talented people who worked with my father had great
admiration for him," said Tina Sinatra. "It is personally pleasing to me
that this paradigm continues with Marty Scorsese at the helm of the Sinatra
film."

Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1915. Over the course of
his career, he performed on more than 1,400 musical recordings, was awarded
31 gold records, received 10 Grammy Awards in addition to three special
honors bestowed upon him by the Recording Industry Association of America.
He appeared in 58 films winning three Oscars® and two Golden Globe awards,
in addition to a lifelong legacy of humanitarian work.

Guber and Schulman will produce the film for Mandalay Pictures with
Scorsese producing on behalf of Sikelia Productions. Former President of
Worldwide Music Distribution at Warner Bros. Pictures, Gary LeMel, Tina
Sinatra and Robinson will serve as Executive Producers.

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