Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprioOur next collaboration “The Devil in the White Cityis shaping up, with 20th Century Studios joining the project. Scorsese and DiCaprio will also produce alongside Stacey Sher, Rick Yorn and DiCaprio’s Appian Way partner Jennifer Davison.
The film, which does not yet have a script, will be based on Erik Larson’s 2004 best-selling book “The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America.”
It has been a long-term project In development Nearly two decades old and previously created at Paramount. A Adaptation series The book was also set to be released at Hulu with director Todd Field and star Keanu Reeves, but was canceled in 2023.
“Devil in the White City” will be overseen by 20th Century and Disney Live Action president David Greenbaum, 20th Century president Steve Asbell and vice president of production Sarah Shepherd.
DiCaprio and Scorsese’s many collaborations include films such as “Gangs of New York,” “The Aviator,” “The Departed,” “Shutter Island,” “The Wolf of Wall Street” and, most recently, “Killers of the Flower Moon “.
The deadline to report the news was first.
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