Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio reteam for Devil in the White City
Film based on Erik Larson's bestselling crime tale
Erik Larson's The Devil in the White City is finally headed to the big screen, with Martin Scorsese directing and Leonardo DiCaprio starring in it.
Paramount Pictures confirmed Monday that it has optioned Larson's bestseller.
The film marks the sixth feature together for Scorsese and DiCaprio, who last joined for The Wolf of Wall Street.
Their previous collaborations include Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed and Shutter Island.
Published in 2003, Larson's nonfiction book is about the architect of Chicago's 1893 World's Fair and a serial killer who used the fair as a setting for his murders. The book has long been a hot property in Hollywood, particularly pursued by DiCaprio
The screenplay will be adapted by Billy Ray, who scripted Captain Phillips and The Hunger Games.