The trio, Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro are eyeing for the big-screen adaptation of the book -"Killers of the Flower Moon." There has been no official comment on this topic yet. But a new media report teases the potential of a new crime drama in the works.
Scorsese, DiCaprio and De Niro, "are seriously considering it" reported Deadline. The report also adds that Imperative Entertainment last year has won the bidding of the book for $5 million. And they are now considering going with some A-listers to work on this project. This drops the possibility for a thriller project out of David Grann's book.
"Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI" is the complete name of Grann's book. The book has recently hit the bookshelves and is based on a scary crime story. When several murders are reported in the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma, FBI takes up the case, reported Collider.
Rich deposits of oil beneath their land are discovered and things take a serious turn when almost everyone involved in the investigation gets killed. Who is the culprit? And why did this happen? All this and more is explored in the book.
Earlier, before the bid, Leonardo DiCaprio, director J.J. Abrams, and screenwriter Eric Roth have been speculated to team up for the book's rights, as per a report from aforementioned source last year. Meanwhile, Scorsese and DiCaprio have worked together on several projects. For instance "The Aviator" (2004), "The Departed" (2006), 2010s popular psychological thriller film, "Shutter Island" and much more!
Scorsese has also worked and collaborated with De Niro in the film industry since 1973. Such as "Mean Streets," "Taxi Driver," and others. On the other hand, author Grann's book "The Lost City of Z" has been adapted into a movie of the same name and released in April 2017. And the film has received a good response from the viewers. It will be interesting to see how the response is for "Killers of the Flower Moon" if it gets adapted on the big screen.
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