Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, William Monahan Reteam for any Remake of 'The Gambler'

Here is a triple threat: The busy Martin Scorsese (he just finished his first family film, 'Hugo,' that will hit theaters this Thanksgiving he's putting the finishing touches on 'George Harrison: Residing in the fabric World' he's preparing to have an adaptation from the Shusaku Endo novel 'Silence' there might be a 'Sinatra' in the future) has signed onto Paramount's remake of 'The Gambler,' a 1974 film starring James Caan. And who ought to be mounted on star within the redo? The one and only the equally busy Leonardo DiCaprio ('J. Edgar,' 'The Great Gatsby' and 'Django Unchained'), that has starred for that director in 'The Gangs of recent You are able to, 'The Aviator,' the 2006 best picture Oscar champion 'The Departed' and 'Shutter island.' And arranged to pen the redo is William Monahan, who labored using the pair on 'The Departed.' The 'Gambler,' an angst-ridden, existential film like individuals very popular within the seventies, was directed by Karel Reisz ('Saturday Evening and Sunday Morning') and compiled by James Toback (loosely in line with the short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky). It dedicated to a brand new You are able to British professor who experienced from the gambling addiction that triggered him to extort money from his mother, betray his girlfriend, and convince among his students to shave points inside a the game of basketball. Lauren Hutton and Paul Sorvino co-starred. Though no cast or production date continues to be looking for the remake, this really is exciting news for Scorsese fans, hopefully getting the director to the mean roads of recent You are able to where he cut his eyeteeth within the -- you suspected it -- angst-ridden, existential seventies. Tip o' the hat towards the Hollywood Reporter and Deadline.