Aug 12, 2015 The actor and director have teamed up to make five acclaimed movies, and they're reuniting once again for "Devil in the White City." Deadline reports that Paramount has optioned the rights to Erik Larson's nonfiction book about a serial killer in Chicago in the late 19th century. DiCaprio will play HH Holmes, who murdered between 27 and 200 people, mostly single young women. The movie is set against the backdrop of the 1893 World's Fair, and also tells the story of fair architect Daniel H. Burnham. Holmes, who works with Burnham, builds the World's Fair Hotel and uses it as a means of luring in his victims. It was a nightmarish place that had a gas chamber, crematorium, and dissecting table.
Aug 12, 2015 At first I thought I'd already heard about this but that was the Depp movie which seems similar. I'm excited as f--- for both these movies.
Aug 12, 2015 This sounds really interesting and I hope it happens, but I take all Scorsese news with a grain of salt given how many projects over the years he's been linked to that never came to fruition (Sinatra, The Irishman, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, Frankie Machine, The Snowman, etc.).
Aug 12, 2015 I remember reading about this a couple years ago. I'm really glad it's Scorsese who's directing, this will be amazing
