Leonardo DiCaprio ‘bets’ on Martin Scorsese’s Tale of Marine Survival for Apple, The Imperative (Exclusive)

Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese have teamed up once again, this time for an adaptation of David Grann’s upcoming non-fiction book. Bet: A Story of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder.

Apple Original Films has acquired the rights to the book, which is due for release in April 2023. The project brings together the key actors and companies behind the just-completed adaptation of Gran’s true-crime theme. Moonflower Killers.

Scorsese joins the direction bet, the star-studded DiCaprio. Producers are Dan Friedkin and Bradley Thomas of Imperative Entertainment, Scorsese of Sikelia Productions and DiCaprio and his partner Jennifer Davison through Appian Way Productions.

Richard Pleppler will executive produce through his banner, Eden Productions.

Set in the 1740s, bet’The story begins when a boat with 30 emaciated men lands off the coast of Brazil. These men were the surviving crew of a British ship that pursued a Spanish ship and crashed on an island in the Patagonia region of South America. The stories of survival in the seas and the elements made them heroes.

However, six months later, another ship, more damaged than the first, appeared on the Chilean ship, this one with three sailors, who accused the passengers of the second ship of mutiny.

As accusations and counter-accusations spread, the British Admiralty organized a special trial to find out what happened on the island, revealing the story of more than just the captain and crew struggling to survive in one of the most extreme climates on earth. planet. But they struggle with their own human nature.

DiCaprio will appear with Robert De Niro flower moon, which Scorsese directed for Apple. DiCaprio, Scorsese and Imperatio produced the crime drama, set in 1920s Oklahoma and depicting the serial murder of members of the oil-rich Osage nation. The film is in the works, but a release date has yet to be set.

DiCaprio and Scorsese are one of the biggest movie couples, having worked together on six Oscar-winning films over the past 25 years. is included in the list New York Gangs, The Aviator, The Gone, Shutter Island s wall street wolf, with flower moon then release.

on Თav flower moonGran’s previously adapted works include the 2016 the lost city of zProduced by Plan B Entertainment for Brad Pitt and Robert Redford’s 2018 drama The old man and the gun. Your non-fiction book white darkness Developed by Soo Hye (pachinko, horror) as an Apple original limited series starring Tom Hiddleston.

Meanwhile, The Imperative has its own critically acclaimed limited series. Black birdStarring Taron Egerton, it airs weekly on Apple TV+.

An earlier version of this story erroneously stated the release date of the book behind this project.