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Friday, May 25, 2001
Leonardo the con artist
Leonardo DiCaprio's next film is starting to move ahead.
Lasse Hallstrom ("Chocolat") is in talks to direct "Catch Me If You Can", a true story about a con artist named Frank Abagnale Jr, zap2it.com reports.
"Catch" follows the story of Abagnale's (played by Leonardo) life. The con man made the FBI's 10 most wanted list in the 1960s after he wrote millions of dollars worth of bad checks and impersonated various people, including pretending to be a co-pilot, a doctor, and the assistant attorney general of Louisiana.
The movie was originally expected to begin filming after Leonardo was finished with Martin Scorsese's "Gangs Of New York" and before the possible strike. But "Gangs" ran into several delays, and now "Catch" won't begin shooting until March 2002.
Meanwhile, "Gangs" is expected to be released late this year. It is being described by Leonardo's official website as "An epic drama that chronicles the criminal exploits of gang members, outlaws, crooked cops and corrupt politicians who flourished in New York City's underworld in the middle of the 19th Century."
The website, www.leonardodicaprio.com, has also posted photos from the film.
--AllPop
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