The American star, nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for The Revenant, will adjust to the cinema science fiction novel The Sandcastle Empire of the writer Kayla Olson. Climate change is at the center of the plot.
Leonardo DiCaprio once again proves that the environmental cause close to his heart. Very committed to the defense of the planet, the actor will tackle the production of a post-apocalyptic movie adapted from the fantasy novel The Sandcastle Empire written by Kayla Olson. Information relayed by The Hollywood Reporter . The film will be for a teen audience, and even post-adolescent.
The script is simple, and is part of the feature-length line whistleblowers like Silent Running (1972), Green Sun (1973), the animated futuristic fable Wall-e (2008), or Route (2009) by John Hillcoat, from Cormac McCarthy . In 2049, Eden is a girl who has to survive on Earth dying, consumed by the unsettled climate and overpopulation. Routed to the elements add a more human intrigue. The teenager must battle a small group of humans, the Wolfpack, who seized power through a coup. A mission disturbed by the discovery of clues that could give him answers about the disappearance of his father.
DiCaprio, producer engaged
This is not the first time Leonardo DiCaprio film supports ecologically engaged. This had already happened before with the ecological documentary The 12th hour , or political satire The power Marche . The producer-actor, vying to receive the long-awaited Oscar for her role in The Revenant by Mexican Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, nevertheless smelled it rich. In franchise picture Hunger Games , the post-apocalyptic genre is experiencing a runaway success among teenagers.
Kayla Olson has meanwhile expressed his excitement on Twitter at the idea of seeing one of these writings adapted to the big screen.
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