Award-winning writer William Monahan ("The Departed") is in discussions to adapt and produce an American version of the Korean thriller The Chaser"as reported in Variety:Leonardo DiCaprio (pictured) is said to be interested in taking the lead role. He would play an ex-cop who is on a frantic search trying to find a missing girl. The missing person is being used by a serial killer to taunt the cops. The story is loosely based on the exploits of a real-life serial killer.
Warner Bros. landed the rights to the adaptation.
The original directed by Na Hong-jin, is a hit in Korea, grossing more than $20 million in just three weeks time.
Monahan certainly has the skills to make this work as a script. And DiCaprio responds well to material like this as seen in The Departed...
I'll be watching this project closely...
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Wow another movie for leo. He has lots of movies coming out that i can not keep track of all the movies he has coming out. I am going to have to see all of these movies. I think that this is leos year to win an OSCAR!!!! GO LEO
~Allison~
p.s. My mom says hi!! :)
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