Departed Trio Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese and William Monahan Attached to The Gambler
Bad news usually breaks late on a Friday, which makes it decidedly bizarre that this great news broke at 10:30 p.m. on the East Coast: Deadline reports that Leonardo DiCaprio is attached to star in the William Monahan-scripted remake of The Gambler, with Martin Scorsese attached to direct. (The three men previous teamed up for The Departed) The 1974 version of The Gambler -- based on a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky -- followed a New York City school teacher (James Caan) who is addicted to gambling. No word yet when this will actually film, however, since both Scorsese and DiCaprio have full dance cards for the foreseeable future. [Deadline]
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Sounds interesting, unlike Hugo & The Great Gatsby.
Damn. And I thought DiCaprio would don the big white beard and play the Kenny Rogers Gambler character.
Hmmm....is there any movie DiCaprio (and Scorcesee) isn't "attached" to? I count about 3-4 announcements this year. Not holding my breath to see if they'll get finished.