Leonardo DiCaprio in the starting blocks to produce the film on the Volkswagen scandal – MetroNews

Hollywood, still on the starting grid. And this time it is Leonardo DiCaprio that starts like clockwork. The actor will produce a film about the scandal diesel rigged the car manufacturer Volkswagen. Paramount and Appian Way, DiCaprio’s production company has already acquired the rights to a book project of Jack Ewing, according to the Hollywood Reporter .

This reporter New York Times plans to write a book, in the form of survey on global earthquake that was the Volkswagen case. The group has 11 million vehicles equipped with software to deceive anti-pollution tests. An often described as the greatest act of cheating the world from an automobile brand.

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Leonardo DiCaprio is a staunch defender of the environment. He created, in 1998, a foundation committed to the fight against global warming. In 2007 he wrote, produced and told The 11th Hour , a documentary on the state of the Earth today. For the preservation of the last wild places on the planet, the actor was able, last July, to reap $ 40 million.

Still, it will be some years before seeing this film at the cinema. The book is still a draft since history is very recent. Obviously, neither the cast nor the release date is planned for the moment. But Leonardo DiCaprio seems now to sweat his convictions in his choice of productions

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