One in all Martin Scorsese‘s longest-gestating initiatives has one other shot at seeing the sunshine of day.
IndieWire has discovered that twentieth Century Studios is growing a movie adaptation of Erik Larson’s “The Satan within the White Metropolis,” with Scorsese in talks to direct and frequent collaborator Leonardo DiCaprio in talks to star.
First revealed in 2004, “The Satan within the White Metropolis: Homicide, Magic and Insanity on the Truthful That Modified America” tells the story of the 1893 Chicago World’s Truthful, following bold architect Daniel H. Burnham and the murders of serial killer Dr. H. H. Holmes that came about through the occasion.
No script is at present prepared, however Scorsese and DiCaprio needs to be deeply aware of the fabric given how a lot time they’ve spent circling it over the previous decade.
DiCaprio acquired the rights to the ebook in 2010 and commenced growing a movie adaptation at Paramount, with Scorsese approaching board as director shortly thereafter. The undertaking was later re-tooled as a restricted sequence, with Scorsese initially flirting with directing. Each Scorsese and DiCaprio finally transitioned to govt producer roles on the undertaking, with Todd Area approaching board as director and Keanu Reeves circling the lead position. That iteration of the undertaking was scrapped by Hulu in 2023, and “Satan within the White Metropolis” was thought by many to be useless.
The information is the newest occasion of Scorsese working to revive ardour initiatives that he has spent many years making an attempt to get off the bottom. He has additionally revisited his lengthy languishing Frank Sinatra biopic, which has run into years of snags over disputes with the late singer’s property about using his music within the movie. DiCaprio has ceaselessly been linked to the position of Sinatra, and Scorsese reportedly tried to revive the movie in 2024 with Jennifer Lawrence.
The busy director has additionally been engaged on an independently financed adaptation of Shūsaku Endō’s “The Lifetime of Jesus,” which he initially deliberate to shoot in 2024.
The information about “Satan within the White Metropolis” at twentieth Century was first reported by Deadline.
Reporting by Brian Welk.