20th Century Studios Developing New Hawaii Crime Thriller With Martin Scorsese
Disney’s 20th Century Studios has picked up the rights to a brand new crime thriller from Martin Scorsese, which will star Dwayne Johnson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Emily Blunt.
The untitled film is going to be set in Hawaii during the 1960s and 1970s and tells the story of a formidable and charismatic mob boss who rises to build the islands’ most powerful criminal empire, waging a brutal war against mainland corporations and rival syndicates while fighting to preserve his ancestral land.
This new film is based on the untold true story of a man who fought to preserve his homeland through a ruthless quest for absolute power — igniting the last great American mob saga, where the war for cultural survival takes place in the unlikeliest of places: paradise.
According to Deadline, Nick Bilton is working on the script for the film, which is based on a forthcoming book he’s written with Dwayne Johnson.
The film’s producers will include Martin Scorsese for Sikelia Productions, Dwayne Johnson for Seven Bucks Productions, Leonard DiCaprio for Appian Way Productions, Emily Blunt for Ledbury Productions, and Nick Bilton for True Story Productions. Seven Bucks Productions co-founder Dany Garcia, Sikelia Productions’ Lisa Frechette and LBI Entertainment’s Rick Yorn and Chris Donnelly are also executive producers.
This new film will be distributed by 20th Century Studios, though no theatrical release date has been announced and as with other films from the studio, we should expect to see it released on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+ in the United States and on Disney+ internationally after its theatrical release.
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Roger Palmer
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