Although last year Ridley Scott was attached to direct the adaptation of Jordan Belfort’s memoir The Wolf of Wall Street, the project now seems to be returning to Martin Scorsese, who was originally interested four years ago before the film stalled. With a script written by Scorsese’s Boardwalk Empire collaborator Terry Winter, Leonardo DiCaprio is set to star as Belfort, which would make it his fifth film as Scorsese’s leading man (following Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed and Shutter Island).
The Wolf of Wall Street follows the story of a Long Island stockbroker who made millions and spent it on a lavish lifestyle of drugs, alcohol and sex. He became an infamous name in American finance, before being sent to jail as a result of a large security fraud case, investigating corruption on Wall Street and the rest of the banking world, including the mob.
Belfort commented, "After almost four years in development, I can't begin to tell you how thrilled I am to finally be working with Leo and Marty on this. They're the ultimate dream team, and it was definitely worth the wait."
Scorsese is currently finishing post-production on Hugo Cabret, a film about an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station in Paris, with a cast that includes Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes), Chloe Moretz (Kick-Ass), Christopher Lee (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring), Ray Winstone (Beowulf) and Ben Kingsley (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time).
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