DiCaprio is set to produce an adaptation of Nate Blakeslee's upcoming book, American Wolf, and no it's not a sequel to The Wolf of Wall Street. The true story centers on a literal wolf named O-Six, a female alpha wolf who was studied and tracked by scientists at the Yellowstone National Park, gaining a huge public following in the process. Not long after wolves were removed from endangered species lists, O-Six was shot and killed by a hunter in 2012, causing a national outcry. Blakeslee is a writer for Texas Monthly and his book will center on the effect the wolf had on the people around her. No word on if DiCaprio will take a starring role but given how close he is to the subject matter it wouldn't be surprising. [THR]
And his buddy Tobey Maguire will produce the female-led sci-fi film, The Eden Project. Sony picked up the spec script by Christina Hodson, with details on the plot being kept under wraps for now. Hodson has had two of her prior screenplays chart on the Black List but at this point neither has been produced. With Maguire and Sony on board The Eden Project has a pretty good shot of being her first.
