Leonardo DiCaprio Cast as Serial Killer in Next Scorsese Film

Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio is all set to collaborate again with filmmaker Martin Scorsese for The Devil in the White City, reported Deadline. The movie will be based on Erik Larson's bestselling book The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America. The Devil in the White City is based on real event of a 19th century serial killer named Dr HH Holmes. A graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School, Dr Holmes was responsible for luring mostly young single women to his World's Fair Hotel in Chicago and dissecting them. Leonardo will play the role of Dr. Holmes. Mr Scorsese is directing from the script by Captain Phillips scribe Billy Ray. The film will centre on two main characters, the architect of the World's Fair, Daniel H Burnham, and Holmes, the man who works for him and is responsible for the death of 27 to 200 people. The 40-year-old actor is co-producing with his Appian Way partner Jennifer Davisson along with Mr Scorsese, Stacey Sher, and Rick Yorn.