Jul 15, 2014 later, mcgee returned in the guise of mustached sam elliot in the tv movie travis mcgee, though that film, adapting the mcgee novel the empty copper sea, apparently diverged heavily from the. And dana stevens, the screenwriter of blink, for love of the game and life or something like it. Christian bale in talks to be the new travis mcgee. Mcgee takes on tracking down a treasure that a solider escaped with and hid after world war ii. Travis mcgee, a freeliving bachelor and reluctant hero who lives on a houseboat in florida, works as a salvage consultant, recovering property and money for clients and taking half the fee in return.
Leonardo dicaprio 19852015 all movies list from 1985. Leonardo dicaprio boards the busted flush for the deep blue. Im told hes now looking at several projects to do next, and the frontrunner. Money never sleeps, is coming aboard to develop and possible direct travis mcgee, based on the fictional detective created by american author john d. Leonardo dicaprio drops out of travis mcgee movie movies. Thats not going to happen now, as dicaprio has plenty of work in front of.
Leonardo dicaprio drops out of travis mcgee movie the deep. Edgar hoover in clint eastwoods hoover, risky business brings word that the actor may bed another a. Leonardo dicaprio picks dennis lehane to write travis mcgee. Jul 15, 2014 the iconic travis mcgee is set to have another turn at a film adaptation and christian bale is eyeing the literary character. Dennis lehane, leonardo dicaprio to work together on travis. Leonardo dicaprio is no longer attached to star as the scrappy florida beach bum travis mcgee in the bigscreen adaptation of john d.
A film version of the deep blue goodby, directed by oliver stone with leonardo dicaprio as travis mcgee, was in development with a tentative release date of 2011 or 2012. Leonardo dicaprio was already set to star as the scrappy detective, a selfdescribed beach bum who resides on a houseboat in florida, taking on random. Not only do you get the fattest pay cheques but you get to work with the best directors as well. Leonardo dicaprio is saying goodbye to 20th century foxs travis mcgee movie the deep blue goodby, which james mangold is now in negotiations to direct the project had been. Goodby, directed by oliver stone with leonardo dicaprio as travis mcgee, was in development with a tentative release date of 2011 or 2012.
May 21, 20 leonardo dicaprio and fox have tapped shutter island author dennis lehane to pen the script for world war ii drama travis mcgee. Mar 04, 2014 the mystery novel kicks off the fanfavorite travis mcgee series and was first set up as a starring vehicle for leonardo dicaprio, with the actor courting directors like oliver stone and paul. He lives on the busted flush, a houseboat docked in fort lauderdale, florida. A film version of the deep blue goodby, directed by oliver stone with leonardo dicaprio as travis mcgee, was in development with a tentative release date of. Sep 29, 2009 now the hollywood machinery, in this case fox, has started back up and it looks like leonardo dicaprio will be playing tdbgs travis mcgee. Edgar shutter island inception revolutionary road body of lies the departed blood diamond the aviator. Stone eyes foxs mcgee oliver stone is doing some investigating for 20th century fox. Christian bale eyed to play travis mcgee in the deep blue. Brave new world, leonardo dicaprio, star in next, the crowded room, the devil in the white city, the wolf of wallstreet, travis mcgee it pays to be one of the top alist actors in hollywood, in more than one way. Mar 04, 2014 leonardo dicaprio is saying goodbye to 20th century foxs travis mcgee movie the deep blue goodby, which james mangold is now in negotiations to direct. May 21, 20 dennis lehane will adapt travis mcgee for fox and appian way, based on 1964s the deep blue goodby and 20 subsequent novels by john d.
Oliver stone to direct leondardo dicaprio project travis mcgee. Now variety is reporting that lehane is being pursued by fox to write travis mcgee, a world war ii drama that once had dicaprio attached to star. Dicaprio will play the title role of travis mcgee, a salvage consultant who helps his clients on recover lost property. Looks like dennis lehane and leonardo dicaprio have a bit of a bromance going on. Later, mcgee returned in the guise of mustached sam elliot in the tvmovie travis mcgee, though that film, adapting the mcgee novel the empty copper sea, apparently diverged heavily from the. Leonardo dicaprio is dreamy and an extraordinary actor, whos received many awards for his roles. In april 2011, it was announced that paul greengrass was interested in directing the film. The project had been developed as a starring vehicle for dicaprio, who will now simply produce with his appian way partner jennifer davissonkilloran, amy robinson and chernin. Mar 28, 2020 travis mcgee, a freeliving bachelor and reluctant hero who lives on a houseboat in florida, works as a salvage consultant, recovering property and money for clients and taking half the fee in return. Dennis lehane reteams with leonardo dicaprio on foxs travis. Bostons best dennis lehane adapts beachbum pi travis. Leonardo dicaprio drops out of travis mcgee movie mtv uk. Mcgee is a 6 4 exfootball player with a deep saltwater tan and who was described in one novel as spectacularly huge.
Leonardo dicaprio drops out of travis mcgee movie entertainment. Dennis lehane is a pretty popular name around hollywood. The mystery novel kicks off the fanfavorite travis mcgee series and was first set up as a starring vehicle for leonardo dicaprio, with the actor courting directors like oliver stone and paul. Leonardo dicaprio and jennifer davissonkilloran are producing. Dennis lehane penned the script, with scott frank working on the most recent draft. Leonardo dicaprio will star as private eyetreasure hunter travis mcgee in oliver stones film version of the deep blue goodbye. Oliver stone wants leonardo dicaprio for travis mcgee, but. Well we thought the great gatsby was the last we were going to see of leonardo dicaprio for some time, what with him claiming that hes going to take an extended break from acting and all, but. Leonardo dicaprio wants dennis lehane to pen travis mcgee. According to the hollywood reporter, lehane will write the screenplay for travis mcgee, an. Christian bale eyed to play travis mcgee in the deep blue goodby. Leonardo dicaprio drops out of travis mcgee movie the deep blue goodby james mangold will direct the film, which will still be produced by dicaprio. Christian bale in talks to be the new travis mcgee cinemablend. Bale plays travis mcgee a selfdescribed salvage consultant who recovers others property for a fee and along the way gets into trouble fighting bad guys and wooing women.
Leonardo dicaprio picks dennis lehane to write travis mcgee movie. Lehane will write the adapted screenplay, based on the 1964 john d. See more ideas about kate winslet, kate winslet and leonardo, leonardo dicaprio. The reason behind dicaprio not starring in the film has not been disclosed yet. Leonardo dicaprio and fox have tapped shutter island author dennis lehane to pen the script for world war ii drama travis mcgee. Dennis lehane will adapt travis mcgee for fox and appian way, based on 1964s the deep blue goodby and 20 subsequent novels by john d. Dennis lehane reteams with leonardo dicaprio for travis mcgee. Dicaprio is in line to play travis mcgee, a selfdescribed beach bum who lives aboard a 52foot. The 39yearold actor was due to star in the movie adaptation.
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Travis mcgee is a fictional character, created by american mystery writer john d. Oliver stone may be directing the already cast leonardo dicaprio in an adaptation of john d. Leonardo dicaprio talking to oliver stone about travis mcgee. The wolf of wall street star leonardo dicaprio has dropped out of the deep blue goodby. Travis mcgee would mark lehanes first film adaptation that isnt based on one of. Leonardo dicaprio as travis mcgee one of the things that reawakened my interest in jdm was the recent announcement that the deep blue goodby was, at long last, going to be filmed and that travis mcgee was going to be played by.
Leonardo dicaprio exits travis mcgee movie the deep blue. Bostons best dennis lehane adapts beachbum pi travis mcgee for producerstar leonardo dicaprio. May 22, 20 leonardo dicaprio hires dennis lehane for travis mcgee. Leonardo dicaprio is reuniting with shutter island author dennis lehane for the 20th century fox crime drama travis mcgee. Planned for a big screen adaptation with leonardo dicaprio set to star since late 2009, 20th century foxs travis mcgee appears to finally be moving forward with paul greengrass directing. The film was originally set as a star vehicle for leonardo dicaprio. Leonardo dicaprio boards the busted flush for the deep. The 39yearold actor was due to star in the movie adaptation, but will now no longer take the leading role, reported digital spy. The movie was reportedly being linedup by 20th century fox as the start of a profitable franchise, because the book is the first in a. Mcgee appeared in 21 novels, many of which are available here. May 21, 20 leonardo dicaprio is reuniting with shutter island author dennis lehane for the 20th century fox crime drama travis mcgee.
Dicaprio is in line to play travis mcgee, a selfdescribed beach bum who lives aboard. Later, mcgee returned in the guise of mustached sam elliot in the tv movie travis mcgee, though that film, adapting the mcgee novel the empty copper sea, apparently diverged heavily from the. Oliver stone wants leonardo dicaprio for travis mcgee. Which probably works in dicaprio s favor, since the slim, sensitivelooking actor is not at all what most of us think about when we read a travis mcgee novel. Dennis lehane will write travis mcgee for leonardo dicaprio. James mangold to direct travis mcgee movie deep blue goodby. Leonardo dicaprio exits travis mcgee movie the deep blue good. May 21, 20 now variety is reporting that lehane is being pursued by fox to write travis mcgee, a world war ii drama that once had dicaprio attached to star. In a piece examining what movie projects former news corporation and 20th century fox coo peter chernin, variety brings to light three new projects including one thats got leonardo dicaprio attached to it. Sep 29, 2009 which probably works in dicaprios favor, since the slim, sensitivelooking actor is not at all what most of us think about when we read a travis mcgee novel. Macdonalds popular travis mcgee books, of which 21 have been published. The iconic travis mcgee is set to have another turn at a film adaptation and christian bale is eyeing the literary character. Since then, hes been in numerous amounts of great films, including catch me if you can.
The 39yearold actor was due to star in the movie adaptation, but will now. Dicaprio again missed out on a best actor prize at the oscars, losing to matthew mcconaughey and causing twitter to trend poor leo. The revenant travis mcgee mean business on north ganson street the wolf of wall street the great gatsby django unchained j. On march 4, 2014, james mangold attached to direct the film which dicaprio. May 22, 20 normally this space would be taken by a new book report on a mcgee adventure. The deep blue goodby synopsis travis mcgee is an adaptation of the john d. Which probably works in dicaprios favor, since the slim, sensitivelooking actor is not at all what most of us think about when we read a travis mcgee novel. It was so wrong on so many levels that i cant even begin to go into them all. For you heathens that are not familiar with the mcgee series, travis is a former navy man that lives on a houseboard the busted flush and acts as a salvage consultant and helps folks out for a. Leonardo dicaprio exits travis mcgee movie the deep blue goodby peter chernin will produce with dicaprio and his appian way partner jennifer davissonkilloran, as well as amy. Normally this space would be taken by a new book report on a mcgee adventure.
Leonardo dicaprio is saying goodbye to 20th century foxs travis mcgee movie the deep blue goodby, which james mangold is now in negotiations to direct. Everything you need to know about the deep blue goodby movie. Fresh off the news that leonardo dicaprio is eying the plum role of former fbi director j. Leonardo dicaprio picks dennis lehane to write travis. Now the hollywood machinery, in this case fox, has started back up and it looks like leonardo dicaprio will be playing tdbgs travis mcgee. The story centres on travis mcgee, a beach person who gets into misadventures during his salvage consultant jobs. Macdonalds 1964 novel of the same name, this drama from 20th century fox and director james mangold tells the story of travis mcgee, a volatile. In september of 2009, word came down that leonardo dicaprio was set. But im making an exception here to give everyone the heads up that leonardo dicaprio is indeed going forward with a film version of blue.
The dicaprio thing is called the deep blue goodbye and could turn out to be a new franchise for the actor. Leonardo dicaprio exits travis mcgee movie the deep blue goodby close. Dennis lehane, leonardo dicaprio to work together on. According to variety, this is the team thats assembled at 20th century fox to tackle the deep blue goodby, the first of twentyone mcgee novels macdonald typed out before his death in 1986. James mangold wolverine is in negotiations to direct the film for 20th century fox, appian way and chernin entertainment. Dennis lehane will write the adapted screenplay, based on the 1964 john d.
Dennis lehane has been hired to pen travis mcgee, a crime drama set to star leonardo dicaprio. Although the imdb lists dicaprio as standing 6 tall, he certainly doesnt look it, even in. In april 2010, it was announced that the films title was changed to travis mcgee. Leonardo dicaprio reunites with shutter island writer. Macdonald novel the deep blue goodby, the first in.