Leo maybe doing a World War I epic with Scorcese that is not remotely a biography of H. H. Holmes..?.. not even slightly.. at least according to Harry...

Leonardo DiCaprio to take on THE BLACK HAND - this could be amazing!

Published at: Jan. 31, 2017, 6:44 p.m. CST by headgeek

Hey folks, Harry here...   You know that early DeNiro stuff in GODFATHER PART II, where Bobby is playing young Marlon Brando?   Well that period in history - the turn of the 20th Century - think 1890-1910 - THE BLACK HAND reached out from Italy and set up shop here in the United States.   It was brutal.  The history of THE BLACK HAND is filled with blood and guts and crime.  It was terror in the streets of America.   This film that Leonardo DiCaprio wants to be a part of is based upon Stephan Talty's THE BLACK HAND.  The production is currently looking for a writer to adapt Talty's book.   The story broke over at DEADLINE, which has extensive details about the book.  

For me, when I saw the headline I initially thought this was going to be a remake of the MGM film THE BLACK HAND starring Gene Kelly!  Alas a different story - about the same scourge.
Hope Leo's film gets filmed by Scorsese!  Marty and Leo conjure magic together - and this feels just about perfect.  What say ye?

Keep it cool,

Harry