Disney Lands Martin Scorsese's Upcoming Thriller Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Dwayne Johnson And Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt, Dwayne Johnson, Leonard DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese
20th Century Fox, now a Disney division, has secured the distribution rights of Martin Scorsese's untitled Hawaii-set crime thriller, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.
The movie will be based on the true story of a mob boss who fought to preserve his ancestral lands in the 1960s and 1970s.
Johnson took to Instagram to share the news as well. He said, 'Our Hawaiian crime saga now has a home at 20th Century and Disney. I was a little boy growing up in Honolulu when this real life story was taking place and these real men-ruthlessly did what they had to do for respect, money, power but more importantly- for the reclamation of our Polynesian culture.'
He added: 'Working with Marty as his vision for our story begins to take focus, has been a gift to witness and absorb. I'm honored to work with this inspiring creative team, and even more blessed to call them my friends.'
Journalist and author Nick Bilton will work on the script which will be based on his own upcoming book that he co-authored with Johnson.
The movie is also said to be in the vein of Scorsese's cult classic Goodfellas and The Departed while the idea for the film originated from Blunt, who will also co-produced via Ledbury Productions, alongside Johnson via Seven Bucks Production, DiCaprio for Appian Way Productions, Scorsese for Sikelia Productions and Bilton for True Story Productions.
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