Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio Attached to Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt's Crime Film

Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt‘s original idea film has landed Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio. According to Variety, the Hawaii-set crime film has Scorsese and DiCaprio on board to produce.

At this time, the film is currently being shopped to various studios and streamers and is said to draw comparisons to some of the industry’s most popular projects, The Departed and Goodfellas. While there are no deals in place, the project is untitled but is set to be written by author and journalist Nick Bilton. Bilton helmed the 2021 HBO documentary Fake Famous. This is not the first time that Johnson and Blunt would work together. In the past, the two worked on Jungle Cruise together. After approaching Scorsese and DiCaprio with their idea, all four of them reportedly approached Bilton to write the film.

So far, Scorsese, Johnson, Blunt, DiCaprio and Bilton are set to produce the film alongside Dany Garcia, Lisa Frechette and Rick Yorn. While the plot details are still in the early stages of formulation, Johnson and Blunt will work together in a forthcoming A24 film titled The Smashing Machine directed by Benny Safdie. The film is regarded as Johnson’s most serious dramatic role yet. As for DiCaprio and Scorsese’s relationship, the duo have been seen as one of the industry’s most legendary partnerships over the years. The two worked together on Shutter Island, The Departed, Gangs of New York and last year’s best picture Oscar nominated Killers of the Flower Moon. Stay tuned for more information on the upcoming film from Johnson and Blunt.