Martin Scorsese can’t wait for next film by Bong Joon-ho, director of Oscar-winning Parasite

In a letter to Bong, the legendary American filmmaker told the South Korean director to ‘get back to work’, as he is ‘awaiting’ his next movie

Bong praised Scorsese as a major influence after accepting the best director award at the Oscars earlier this month

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Martin Scorsese reacts after Bong Joon-ho acknowledges him as a major influence on accepting the best director award earlier this month at the Oscars in the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood, the US. Photo: EPA-EFE

Published: 2:00pm, 19 Feb 2020Updated: 2:02pm, 19 Feb 2020

Hollywood veteran Martin Scorsese has told the South Korean director of Parasite , this year’s winner of the Oscar for best picture, that he is waiting to see his next film.

The comment appeared in a letter from the acclaimed director to Bong Joon-ho, who had paid tribute to Scorsese in his speech when accepting the Oscar for best director. The film also won Oscars for best international feature and best original screenplay.

“He told me to take [a] rest, but just a little bit and get back to work, as he is awaiting my next movie,” Bong said, describing the contents of the letter.

“I read the letter this morning and it was an honour,” Bong told a news conference with the film’s cast and crew in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday.

Bong poses with the Oscars he won for Parasite at the Governors Ball following the 92nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

On accepting the best director award at the Oscars, Bong turned his speech into a tribute to Scorsese, who had been nominated for mob drama The Irishman , citing Scorsese’s statement: “The most personal is the most creative.”