Leonardo DiCaprio and Ridley Scott to Tackle "Brave New World"
DiCaprio to star and produce with Scott to produce and direct the film adaptation.
After several tries at made-for-TV adaptations, Aldous Huxley's dystopian 29th century literature stronghold "Brave New World" will get revamped as a new feature film.
The Hollywood Reporter's Risky Biz blog reported Wednesday that Leonardo DiCaprio and Ridley Scott are set to produce the movie, with the "Titanic" actor looking to star and the "Blade Runner" director looking to direct.
Universal has set up the project and slated "Apocalypto" writer Farhad Safinia to write the script.
Rumors about the project have been circulating since Scott mentioned his admiration for the 1931 novel in recent interviews. DiCaprio's production company, Appian Way, owns the rights to it, reports Entertainment Weekly.
The project is still in the development stages with studio executives meeting and its timing will depend largely on the script. DiCaprio is currently tied up with Christopher Nolan's "Inception" and Scott is shooting his action film "Robin Hood" in England. Neither has a project lined up after those.
