Leonardo DiCaprio To Star In 'Satori': Warner Bros Adapting Novel For DiCaprio

Recently, Leonardo DiCaprio was named the biggest earner of 2010. And with lead roles from J. Edgar Hoover to Jay Gatsby, his success does not seem to be slowing down.

Now, according to Deadline, Warner Bros will be tailoring the adaptation of Don Winslow's bestselling novel, "Satori" for DiCaprio.

The "Titanic" dreamboat is slotted to play Nicholai Hel, a Westerner raised in Japan, learning the tricks of the trade from his stepfather, who also happens to be a martial arts expert.

When his stepfather is sentenced to public execution, Hel kills him to protect his honor, which lands him in prision. It is there that a CIA agent discovers him and hires him to kill a political figure.

The thriller has room for sequels and is being angled similarly to the"Bourne" series.

After playing the dapper Gatsby in the Baz Luhrmann production, DiCaprio will be moving onto Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained."

For more, click over to Deadline.

Comments

[rabiddog6708]

10:32 PM on 10/04/2011

The Departed was excellent as was Blood Diamond.

[anugs]

01:00 PM on 10/04/2011

Hey, I just read on another site that Blake Lively just dumped this loser. I still have a chance.

[DixieMelody]

11:45 AM on 10/04/2011

Simply THE BEST.

[LEX CENTRIC]

11:35 AM on 10/04/2011

LOVE LEO! he is my fav young actor as opposed to my fav older actor TOM HANKS. ive seen every film leo has done and have never been disappointed!

[MahatmaCoat]

08:02 AM on 10/04/2011

OVERRATED.

[libwithaclue]

10:36 AM on 10/04/2011

YEP! Fanned

[DixieMelody]

11:48 AM on 10/04/2011

You look like your taste runs more to Jon-Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris.

[michelv]

02:51 AM on 10/04/2011

Does his head seem swollen? I don't mean it as a pun. It just seems to get physically bigger.

[blondd780]

10:46 AM on 10/04/2011

Miss Perfect, his head is swollen all the way to the bank.

[Chipara Namid]

01:24 AM on 10/04/2011

He is one of the best in hollywood... an has been for all of his life.. he should have received numerous oscar award for his work in so many movies that he has done over the years... Love you Leo...Be Great...^_^

[Dasha Aran]

10:08 PM on 10/03/2011

Leo DiCaprio is defintely on fire.. He get roles many actors dream of. Leo started out as a strong actor in his teens (What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Basketball Diaries etc) and it has continued into his adulthood. Good for him, i'm sure many people probably written him off after Titanic came out and Leomania started...

[StephenJK]

01:19 AM on 10/04/2011

What was that movie he did with Robert Deniro? This Boy's Life or something? I liked that one. Deniro played the biggest DB dad ever.

[Dasha Aran]

12:39 PM on 10/04/2011

Oh yeah forgot that one. This Boy's Life was an amazing movie, good acting all around from Robert and Leo. Have not seen it in years, need to watch it again...

[hazyafternoonsunshine]

09:23 PM on 10/03/2011

LdC is a fine actor, which I admit begrudgingly. As long as he does not play romantic leads, he is excellent. I just find him a bit creepy, and unbelievable in a romantic scene. The only weak part of Gangs of NY was his little romantic scene. He plays complicated men: emotionally conflicted or morally crippled characters really well. I am looking forward to see what he does next.

[kauthon]

01:25 AM on 10/04/2011

Good analysis. I knew there was something and that makes sense.

[anugs]

07:45 AM on 10/04/2011

I thought he was creepy when he was in Growing Pains. I guess he carried it with him. Don't like him as an actor, he hasn't won anything except a really big pay cheque. He must be doing something right.

[Parade Keegan]

09:22 PM on 10/03/2011

Leo has an odd shaped head and face, he "bugs me".

[DixieMelody]

11:54 AM on 10/04/2011

Then don't look.

[americaisracist]

09:19 PM on 10/03/2011

he's "killing it"? you've got to be kidding me.

[Eric Shin]

07:59 PM on 10/03/2011

One of my few bad calls I thought Kirk Cameron was going to be a bigger star then him from the Growing Pains cast.

[Solo6383]

06:55 PM on 10/03/2011

Although I am excited for this movie, I can't help but think of this Chapelle's Show skit lol

http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=219442&title=mooney-on-movies&xrs=share_copy

[HHarvey]

09:08 PM on 10/04/2011

Ha ha!! Mammie came back as Oprah Winfrey!

[ThinkGlobal]

06:14 PM on 10/03/2011

Stellar actor he deserves acolades and great roles. He has been at it since he was a small child. He's done marvelous work.

[CarlIII]

07:45 PM on 10/03/2011

Some are born to do it. He has worked his tail off and mastered his craft. He now is almost as good as they get. He may improve with age like Sean Connery and Jack Nicholson.

[intellectualTradition]

10:04 PM on 10/03/2011

it's to imagine anyone like connery, nicholson, maybe even ol' John Wayne being compared to most of today's stars.

[avery t]

12:54 PM on 10/04/2011

Not Nicholson. Nicholson is special.

However, I'm a huge fan of DiCaprio and see all his films. He's a major talent whose acting is growing more complex and persuasive with each passing year. I put him and Christian Bale in the same class.

[thoreau101]

06:05 PM on 10/03/2011

Has ever an "actor" gotten so far on so little?

[joedawg88]

06:58 PM on 10/03/2011

Really? What a sour human being you must be.

[thoreau101]

07:13 PM on 10/03/2011

A Leo fan! There's a rube under every rock.

[DixieMelody]

11:56 AM on 10/04/2011

Perfect description.