This Article is From Mar 17, 2012

Leonardo DiCaprio to start filming Martin Scorsese's next

 Leonardo DiCaprio to start filming Martin Scorsese's next

Highlights

  • Inception star Leonardo DiCaprio and director Martin Scorsese have set a date to begin filming The Wolf of Wall Street.
  • The 36-year-old actor, who has worked with the acclaimed director four times previously, will take a starring role in the movie, which is based on the memoir by Jordan Belfort, reported Contactmusic.
  • The movie will tell the tale of a hard-partying drug-fuelled stock broker who was indicted in 1998 for security fraud and money laundering and consequently served a 22 month prison stretch.
  • DiCaprio and Scorsese have been trying to get the project off the ground since 2007, but now a firm timeline has been set, with the movie shooting in New York in the summer. Scorsese will produce the project as well as direct, with a script by Terence Winter.
  • The pair have previously worked together on Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed and Shutter Island.
  • DiCaprio recently completed filming Baz Lurhman's The Great Gatsby alongside Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire.
Los Angeles: Inception star Leonardo DiCaprioand director Martin Scorsese have set a date to begin filmingThe Wolf of Wall Street.

The 36-year-old actor, who has worked with the acclaimeddirector four times previously, will take a starring role inthe movie, which is based on the memoir by Jordan Belfort,reported Contactmusic.

The movie will tell the tale of a hard-partyingdrug-fuelled stock broker who was indicted in 1998 forsecurity fraud and money laundering and consequently served a22 month prison stretch.

DiCaprio and Scorsese have been trying to get the projectoff the ground since 2007, but now a firm timeline has beenset, with the movie shooting in New York in the summer.Scorsese will produce the project as well as direct, witha script by Terence Winter.

The pair have previously worked together on Gangs of NewYork, The Aviator, The Departed and Shutter Island.

DiCaprio recently completed filming Baz Lurhman's TheGreat Gatsby alongside Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire.
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