Martin Scorsese says the studio behind 'The Departed' wanted either Leonardo DiCaprio or Matt Damon's character to live so they could make a franchise

Martin Scorsese says the studio behind 'The Departed' wanted either Leonardo DiCaprio or Matt Damon's character to live so they could make a franchise

(L-R) Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Departed."Warner Bros. Martin Scorsese says Warner Bros. wanted a "The Departed 2." He said executives wanted either DiCaprio's or Damon's character to survive the end of the film. "What they wanted was a franchise," Scorsese told GQ. "It wasn't about a moral issue of a person living or dying."  If it were up to Warner Bros., 2006's "The Departed" would have been the launch of a gritty police drama …