It will feature conversations between Oscar-winning director Scorsese and the late pontiff.

The US director said it was a ‘special film for me’.

Based on David Grann’s non-fiction book, the western follows the murders of wealthy members of the Osage tribe in the 1920s.

The Hollywood producer and director made the admission in October.

It comes after Tarantino suggested in a recent podcast interview that those playing Marvel superheroes were ‘not movie stars’.