Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger Team Up to Make Film About World of Music

Martin Scorsese celebrated his Oscar triumph on Sunday by insisting that the important thing was to get on with the work. Yesterday, he stuck to his word with the announcement that he will be teaming up with Mick Jagger to make a feature film set in the world of music.

The Long Play, which Jagger's Jagged Films will produce and Scorsese will direct, tells the story of two friends who survive 40 years in the music business, from 60s R&B to contemporary hip-hop.

The story was apparently Jagger's idea, and after Scorsese took an interest it was developed at Disney, where Jagged Films had a production deal.

But after two writers worked on a script, Disney decided the themes in the film were unsuitable for its family focus, and the project passed to Paramount, where Scorsese has a deal to produce and direct films.

The studio brought in William Monahan, who also won an Oscar for his screenplay for Sunday's best picture winner, the Departed, to write a final draft.

The collaboration between the Rolling Stone and the latest king of Hollywood is not their first. Scorsese, who made an acclaimed documentary about Bob Dylan, No Direction Home, has recently completed a feature-length documentary about the Stones, to be released later this year.

Jagger's production company has also been busy recently, with an animated feature titled Ruby Tuesday in the works, as well as a feature called The Women. The company is best known for the second world war thriller Enigma.