Leonardo DiCaprio exits "The Deep Blue Good-by" mystery novelMarch 5, 2014 - 12:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Leonardo DiCaprio is no longer attached to lead "The Deep Blue Good-by", a movie based on John D. MacDonald's mystery novel. While a new search for the lead actor begins, James Mangold ("The Wolverine") is in negotiations to take the helming duty, AceShowbiz said. The story revolves round Travis McGee, a beach bum who lives on a houseboat and takes mysterious cases. Unlike most detectives in crime fiction, he only works when running out of money and receives half the value of the item he helps recover as his fee. Dennis Lehane, whose novel "Mystic River" was turned into an Oscar-nominated film in 2003 by Clint Eastwood, wrote the most recent draft of the screenplay. DiCaprio is still involved in the project as one of the producers. The movie is expected to kick-start a new franchise. Fresh off his two Oscar-nominated films "The Great Gatsby" and "The Wolf of Wall Street" last year, DiCaprio boards "Wilson (2015)" which depicts the life of President Woodrow Wilson. He is also rumored eying to make a Theodore Roosevelt biopic. Mangold, meanwhile, is developing a Wolverine sequel. He is also working on an adaptation of novel "Three Little Words" with Reese Witherspoon linked as the female lead. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |