Pamela McClintock of Variety:
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet are teaming for the first time since "Titanic" to star in DreamWorks',"Revolutionary Road."
Kate And Leo Ready To Hit The Road
Sam Mendes will direct the pic, based on the acclaimed 1961 novel by Richard Yates about post-war disillusionment.
John N. Hart, Scott Rudin, Bobby Cohen and Mendes, who's married to Winslet, will produce in association with BBC Films
Yates' heart-rending and bleak tome, celebrated for its storytelling style, follows a seemingly happy suburban couple with two children in the mid-1950s who find themselves caught between their true desires and the pressure to conform -- with explosive consequences...
Mendes begins lensing this summer from an adapted screenplay by scribe Justin Haythe, said DreamWorks chair-CEO Stacey Snider.
Winslet and DiCaprio have each worked continuously since 1997's "Titanic," but never together. "Road" marks the first time that Mendes has directed either star.
Mendes has longtime ties to DreamWorks, having directed his first film, "American Beauty," there. He also directed "Road to Perdition " for the studio and is producing two DreamWorks films that will be released later this year, "Things We Lost in the Fire " and "The Kite Runner"
Whatever negatives a few folks have ever said about Titanic over the years, since its debut, you can't deny that DiCaprio and Winslet shared a lot of on screen chemistry...And it's only gonna get stronger with a talented guy like Mendes calling the shots.
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