Leonardo DiCaprio is in talks to step into the function of some of the well-known stunt performers in historical past and play Evel Knievel in an upcoming film.
What do we all know concerning the Evel Knievel film?
In keeping with a report within the newest version of the Puck e-newsletter, Matthew Belloni famous that DiCaprio’s supervisor Rick Yorn has been “quietly negotiating” for his shopper to star in an upcoming Evel Knievel biopic from La La Land director Damien Chazelle, which might apparently focus on Knievel’s notorious Snake River soar, which noticed Knievel try to leap throughout Idaho’s Snake River Canyon utilizing a rocket-powered motorbike in 1974.
The Puck report mentions that Martin Scorsese — who Yorn additionally represents — was at one level hooked up to direct the undertaking, however now Chazelle is on board, with a script written by Terence Winter that Chazelle is revising. The plan, based on the report, is for the film to enter manufacturing someday this summer season.
Born in 1938, Knievel (actual identify Robert Craig Knievel) was a stunt performer and entertainer greatest recognized for performing ramp-to-ramp motorbike jumps throughout a wide range of objects. All through the Seventies, Knievel was a staple in American tradition. He appeared on a wide range of TV exhibits and toys had been mass-produced. Knievel died in 2007 on the age of 69 as a consequence of points stemming from a diabetes analysis.
The film would current yet one more star-studded function for DiCaprio. After starring in Scorsese’s 2023 Killers of the Flower Moon, DiCaprio is ready to star within the upcoming Paul Thomas Anderson film One Battle After One other, which releases later this 12 months. He’s additionally been rumored to star in an upcoming Martin Scorsese undertaking alongside Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.
(Supply: Puck)
