- THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Martin Scorsese will direct The Wolf of Wall Street starring
Leonardo DiCaprio. The deal, which brings Scorsese and DiCaprio together for
their fifth feature collaboration, was made official today.
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| Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorses |
Red Granite Pictures owns the rights to Jordan Belfort's
best-selling memoir "The Wolf of Wall Street," on which the film is
based.
Leonardo DiCaprio will star as Jordan Belfort – the ‘Wolf of
Wall Street.’
Terence Winter (“The Sopranos,” “Boardwalk Empire”) adapted
the screenplay, which chronicles Belfort’s dramatic rise and fall on Wall
Street, along with his hard-partying lifestyle and tumultuous personal life,
which included drug and alcohol addiction.
“Everything about this film plays to Martin Scorsese’s
genius and visionary storytelling, said Riza Aziz. “At its heart, ‘The Wolf of
Wall Street’ is about the rise of new ‘modern’ gangsters in New York. Wall
Street gangsters that redefined excess, greed and arrogance. We’re excited to
see Mr. Scorsese take the reins of this visceral, tumultuous ride.”
“All of us at Appian Way are thrilled to collaborate, once
again, with Martin Scorsese,” said Jennifer Killoran, partner in Appian Way.
“With Martin’s unique vision and our partnership with Red Granite Pictures and
EMJAG, we are excited to bring this story to film.”
Production on The Wolf of Wall Street is slated to begin in
August in New York
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