Nothing but smooth seas ahead! Following Titanic’s success, stars such as Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio continued to find success in the industry.
29.07.2022 - 20:15 / deadline.com
Leonardo DiCaprio is attached to star in an adaptation of David Grann’s book The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder from director Martin Scorsese that has been set up at Apple, Deadline can confirm. The project follows the pair’s collaboration on Apple’s Killers of the Flower Moon, which is likewise based on a non-fiction book by Grann.
The film set in the 1740s will watch as the British naval ship the Wager is wrecked on a desolate island off the tip of South America, with the captain and crew then struggling to survive and maintain order, while battling not only the most extreme elements but their own human natures.
It’s not yet clear who will handle the screenplay adaptation for The Wager. But Dan Friedkin and Bradley Thomas will produce for Imperative Entertainment, along with Scorsese for Sikelia Productions and DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson for Appian Way Productions, with Eden Productions’ Richard Plepler serving as EP.
DiCaprio will next be seen in the 1920s Oklahoma-set Killers of the Flower Moon, which depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation, a string of brutal crimes that came to be known as the Reign of Terror. He most recently appeared in the end-of-the-world comedy Don’t Look Up, which Adam McKay directed for Netflix.
Oscar winner Scorsese most recently released the acclaimed Netflix miniseries Pretend It’s a City centered on Fran Lebowitz and the Netflix crime drama The Irishman, which landed 10 Oscar nominations in 2020.
Imperative produced Scorsese’s Killers and most recently released the acclaimed Apple limited series Black Bird, staring Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser, which is winding down toward its August 5th conclusion.
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Nothing but smooth seas ahead! Following Titanic’s success, stars such as Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio continued to find success in the industry.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterRobert De Niro will be sharing the screen with Hollywood legend Robert De Niro in the upcoming gangster drama “Wise Guys.”The movie, set at Warner Bros., will be directed by Barry Levinson, the veteran filmmaker who is best known for “Rain Man” and “Wag the Dog.”Nicholas Pileggi, the co-writer of Martin Scorsese’s crime epic “Goodfellas,” which starred De Niro, is penning the screenplay for “Wise Guys.” The story follows Italian American crime bosses Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, who ran their respective families during the 20th century. In 1957, Genovese tried (and failed) to assassinate Costello, who was ultimately injured and attempted to retire from the mafia.
Sam Mendes, whose latest movie from Searchlight, Empire of Light, is making its Canadian premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, will be receiving the event’s TIFF Ebert Director Award.
Leonardo DiCaprio almost played one of Hollywood’s iconic legends on the big screen.
Leonardo DiCaprio almost got the chance to play the iconic and gone-before-his-time movie heartthrob James Dean. However, the superstar was apparently just too young for the role.In a recent interview with, director Michael Mann revealed that, before he helmed his 1995 crime classic, he was attached to direct a biopic about the star's short but intense life.«It was a brilliant screenplay.
Leonardo DiCaprio was almost cast as James Dean in a biopic after an “amazing” screen test aged 19.Director Michael Mann revealed there was a “brilliant screenplay” about the late actor which he was going to direct before 1995’s Heat, but he moved onto the crime epic because his choice for the role, DiCaprio, was “too young” for the part.Speaking to Deadline, Mann said: “That was so weird about James Dean. It was a brilliant screenplay. And then it’s who the hell could play James Dean? And I found a chap who could play James Dean, but he was too young.
It’s Michael Mann mania this week with the new release of the director’s prequel/sequel novel to his 1995 crime film masterpiece “Heat.” The book comes hot on the heels of Mann starting production on his “Ferrari” biopic in Italy. And Mann has “Heat 2” on deck as his next movie after he finishes “Ferrari.” READ MORE: Michael Mann Confirms His ‘Heat’ Sequel Is Already Underway & Will Be A “Very Large Movie” But Deadline wanted to hear about other projects the director had in mind over the years in their interview with Mann about his new novel.
Deadline on Wednesday that he grew tired of waiting for DiCaprio to age up for the role.“That was so weird about James Dean,” Mann said.“It was a brilliant screenplay. And then it’s who the hell could play James Dean? And I found a chap who could play James Dean, but he was too young.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese are like peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper, gin and tonic – one of the best cinematic pairings of a lifetime. Nearly two decades after first working together on the box office hit "Gangs of New York," DiCaprio and Scorsese are joining forces once again for their sixth feature film, "Killers of the Flower Moon," based on the novel by David Grann.
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Earlier this week, news broke that Apple will likely wait until Cannes next year to premiere Martin Scorsese‘s “Killers Of The Flower Moon,” followed by a summer 2023 theatrical release. Now, it appears that Scorsese’s relationship with Apple and “Flower Moon” writer David Grann may just be getting started.
Wager from 1742 that crashes and washes up on the coast of Brazil and 30 survivors who had been marooned for months and managed to make it back to shores and safety. But the story takes a turn when a few months later, a different set of just three survivors arrives in Chile and tell a different story saying that the men were not hero survivors but mutineers and that the crew while stranded on the island had descended into anarchy.
Leonardo DiCaprio grabs a bite to eat with his pals on Friday (July 29) at a restaurant in Capri, Italy.
Wilson Chapman editorHot on the heels of production for their upcoming “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio have boarded a new project at Apple Original Films. Scorsese is attached to direct an adaptation of David Grann’s upcoming nonfiction book “The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder” for Apple.
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Oscars Night 2022 was shocking for one obvious reason: the slap that Will Smith handed Chris Rock that got Smith subsequently banned from the Academy for ten years. But “CODA” winning Best Picture for Apple Original Films was arguably just as big a deal.