Leonardo DiCaprio To Star In Another Upcoming Western?

Leonardo DiCaprio looks already set to play the villain in Quentin Taratino's DJANGO UNCHAINED, and according to a report in Los Angeles Times, he may also be interested in starring in director Todd Field's THE CREED OF VIOLENCE, based on Boston Teran's novel. It is rumoured that Leo has been offered a lead role, and if he does accept, he could be taking on either the role of the criminal or the government agent.

Synopsis (via Creed of Violence Trailer): "Creed of Violence portrays the 1910 Mexican revolution via the gun sights of an unlikely duo: Rawbone, a hardened smalltime assassin, and John Lourdes, a Bureau of Investigation agent. The two are thrown together when Rawbone is caught smuggling munitions from Texas into Mexico and Rawbone's lawyer arranges a deal: immunity in exchange for Rawbone sharing his criminal intel. A bargain is struck, with Lourdes assigned to accompany Rawbone into the Mexican underground. The twist: Lourdes, unknown to everyone but himself, is Rawbone's son. As the two men make their way through a snake's nest of smugglers, thugs and professional killers, Lourdes must suppress the angst he feels toward his father and focus on surviving another day."

It will be interesting to see if DiCaprio indeed joins the cast of THE CREED OF VIOLENCE, and if so, whether he chooses to play the good guy or the bad one.

 

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