Martin Scorsese’s crime epic The Irishman will be shown at a Broadway theatre after major cinemas refused to screen the film.
The Irishman will be shown at the Belasco Theatre in New York, marking the 112-year-old venue’s first ever film screening, from 1 November to 1 December.
Scorsese and Netflix are keen for The Irishman to show in theatres so that it qualifies for the Oscars, but standard cinema agreements usually dictate that producers must wait 90 days to screen a film on a streaming platform – not three weeks.
According to Variety, Netflix is also working with independent chains to screen the film.