‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’: John Lithgow Joins The Cast Of Martin Scorsese’s Crime Drama

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John Lithgow (“Perry Mason,” “Bombshell”) has joined the cast of Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Apple Original Films announced on Tuesday.Lithgow will play the role of Prosecutor Leaward.

The two-time Oscar nominee and 2x Golden Globe winner will play Prosecutor Leaward in the Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro film Killers of the Flower Moon which Martin Scorsese is directing. This is the first time that John Lithgow has starred in a Scorsese movie.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJohn Lithgow has joined the cast of Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” playing the role of a prosecutor.

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