Martin Scorsese Had 'One Note' for “The Studio” Directors but 'Didn't Wanna Be a Backseat Director' So He Kept It to Himself (Exclusive)

There are fewer board arsenic lauded arsenic Martin Scorsese, truthful it shouldn't travel arsenic a astonishment he had immoderate thoughts astir him being directed successful his epic cameo arsenic himself connected The Studio.

Scorsese, 82, played himself connected nan aviator section of nan Apple TV+ arsenic a large sanction that Seth Rogen's Matt Remick, nan caller caput of nan fictional Continental Studios, brings successful to nonstop a movie based connected nan Kool-Aid Man, only to find retired he has his ain thought to make a high-brow movie astir Jonestown.

In nan end, Remick buys Scorsese's book to termination it, starring to an affectional breakdown from nan filmmaker.

While speaking exclusively to PEOPLE astatine nan 2025 Gotham TV Awards, wherever nan show won breakthrough drama series, co-creator and executive shaper Alex Gregory called Scorsese nan personage cameo that amazed him astir for coming to fruition.

"I deliberation we're each beautiful shocked Martin Scorsese was successful nan show," he said.

Fellow co-creator and executive shaper Evan Goldberg — who besides directed nan section pinch Rogen — agreed, adding, "I deliberation unanimously we would opportunity Martin Scorsese arsenic an character was unbelievable."

"The truth that he really showed up, 'cause we kept thinking, 'He's gonna cancel. It's excessively amazing. It's excessively special. He's conscionable nan best,'" Goldberg continued.

Given Scorsese's legendary position arsenic a head — he's been nominated for nan Best Director Oscar 10 times, winning erstwhile — you mightiness deliberation he had immoderate tips for Goldberg and Rogen down nan camera.

"He had 1 note, but he didn't springiness it until later," Gregory admitted.

Further contextualizing nan infinitesimal Scorsese wanted to springiness feedback, Goldberg said, "There was a infinitesimal wherever him and Charlize Theron were whispering to each other, and it took for illustration 10 takes to get nan shot."

"And past we sewage it and I was like, 'What were you whispering about?' He was like, 'I knew you were doing this wrong, but I didn't wanna beryllium a backseat director, truthful I conscionable didn't opportunity anything.' And I was like, 'Well, we could person utilized that time, but I admit that you didn't wanna manhandle us,' " he recalled.

Goldberg past revealed what he and Gregory judge was nan concealed to them booking Scorsese successful nan first place: Jonah Hill.

"I do deliberation Jonah was possibly a concealed logic why he did it," Goldberg said, pinch Gregory agreeing pinch a "for sure."

Hill is nan connective insubstantial betwixt Rogen and Scorsese, having collaborated pinch nan erstwhile connected galore films and starring successful nan latter's 2013 deed The Wolf of Wall Street. 

"I sewage nan emotion he dropped successful a bully connection for america and that might've helped it happen," Goldberg suggested.

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The Studio wrapped its first play connected May 21, weeks aft Apple TV+ renewed nan show for a 2nd season.