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[Blader]

Their sixth film together, with DiCaprio's role described as "one of the most prolific serial killers in Chicago history, the 19th century equivalent of Hannibal Lecter."

EXCLUSIVE: A killer role that Leonardo DiCaprio has wanted to play for a long time finally is coming to the forefront after Paramount just closed a splashy deal to acquire the Erik Larson book The Devil In The White City: Murder, Magic And Madness At The Fair That Changed America. There was a big auction that had five studios chasing and three bidding aggressively — Universal and Fox were the others — before Paramount captured a package that has DiCaprio starring and reteaming with his The Wolf Of Wall Street director Martin Scorsese. Billy Ray will write the script. Appian Way’s DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson are producing with Stacey Sher and Scorsese. This is a big one for recently minted Paramount Film Group President Marc Evans; it’s expected to be the next collaboration for DiCaprio and Scorsese, who’ve made five films together.

DiCaprio will play Dr. HH Holmes, a cunning serial killer believed to have murdered anywhere from 27 to 200 people at a time when the city of Chicago was enthralled with hosting the World’s Fair of 1893. Holmes constructed The World’s Fair Hotel, an inn more lethal than the Bates Motel, especially for young single women. The sociopath used charm and guile to lure guests into what became known as a “murder castle,” a haunt that had a gas chamber, crematorium and a dissecting table where Holmes would murder his victims and strip their skeletons to sell for medical and scientific study.

http://deadline.com/2015/08/leonard...he-white-city-billy-ray-paramount-1201496941/

Marty has Silence coming out next year, so hopefully this follows.

 

[Secret Fawful]

Some of the death scenes in Goodfellas and Casino are so horrifying and hard enough for me to watch. I'm not sure I can handle an HH Holmes movie from Scorsese. I'm definitely curious, though.

 

[NYCmetsfan]

Heck yeah! This is going to be crazy good.

 

[Blobbers]

I have a sneaking suspicion DiCaprio will flub the role. Dunno.

 

[NealMcCauley]

When I saw that Leo was attached I wondered how long it would take to get Scorsese onboard. Hope it's (sigh) a killer.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1093992

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Well we already know he can play a charming racist, why not a charming psycho

 

[TrumanBurbank]

I have a sneaking suspicion DiCaprio will flub the role. Dunno.

What role has Dicaprio flubbed? Dude is one of the best.

 

[Zeus Molecules]

Knowing the story behind this film.... This movie could be really really good

 

[Gnome Scat]

Awesome, they always work well together.

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

Some of the death scenes in Goodfellas and Casino are so horrifying and hard enough for me to watch. I'm not sure I can handle an HH Holmes movie from Scorsese. I'm definitely curious, though.

the ending to casino was hard to watch, ya know,

Spoiler

the cornfield scene. Its like you actually kinda feel bad for Joe pesci.

 

[Blader]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1093992

I'll have you know I didn't search at all!

 

[AuthenticM]

what the fucking fuck at that biography

It seems straight out of a horror film.

 

[hunnies28]

At first, I thought this was going to be about the guy who stuck needles up his pelvis.

 

[highrider]

The story and setting alone.. Could be great. I think Leo can absolutely pull it off.

 

[besada]

I'm just pleased Erik Larson made some more bank off a great book. I don't have a hard time imagining DiCapril in the lead role.