Martin Scorsese Film To Star Leonardo DiCaprio, Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt
Leonardo DiCaprio, Dwayne Johnson, and Emily Blunt are set to star in Martin Scorsese‘s next project.
The drama film will focus on a “ruthless Hawaiian crime boss” who is based on a real-life person. It currently has several bids from studios that are “either on the table or are fast mobilising”, according to Deadline.
The idea for the script was brought to the attention of Scorsese and DiCaprio by Johnson and Blunt. Writer Nick Bilton was then brought on board.
The description provided by Deadline says: “The film focuses on a turbulent time on the island paradise when an aspiring mob boss battled rival crime factions to wrest control of the underworld of the Hawaiian islands. It was a bloody battle, the kind of terrain Scorsese covered in both Goodfellas and The Departed.
“In 1960s and 70s Hawaii, this formidable and charismatic mob boss rises to build the islands’ most powerful criminal empire, waging a brutal war against mainland corporations and rival syndicates while fighting to preserve his ancestral land. It’s based on the untold true story of a man who fought to preserve his homeland through a ruthless quest for absolute power — igniting the last great American mob saga, where the war for cultural survival takes place in the unlikeliest of places: paradise.”
While this will be Johnson’s first time working with the director, Scorsese has worked with DiCaprio on many occasions, most recently on Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). Meanwhile, Blunt worked with him on Young Victoria (2009) with Scorsese in a producing role.
It will be produced by DiCaprio, Blunt, Johnson, Scorsese, Bilton, Dany Garcia, Lisa Frechette, and Rick Yorn.
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