Leonardo DiCaprio will play the lead role and produce an edition of Stephan Talty's book "The Black Hand" for Paramount Pictures adaptation.

The movie follows the story of Joe Petrosino - called by the name "Italian Sherlock Holmes" - an NYPD police officer who goes after the callous gang in the early 1900s. The thugs migrated from Italy to America and kidnapped people to extort and blackmail for money from their families. They were reviled by law-abiding Italian families who were terrified but still helped Petrosino behind the scenes.

Leonardo DiCaprio Produce An Adaption of "The Black Hand"

Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Jeremy Bell of The Gotham Group will help produce the movie. DiCaprio's producing partner, Jennifer Davisson, will also produce with Gotham, also with the participation of Nathaniel Posey on behalf of his Appian Way Productions.

Talty is the New York Times-bestselling author of six non-fiction books fixated on history and individual attainment. As a ghostwriter, Talty's work consists of "A Captain's Duty," which was the basis for the 2013 Oscar-nominated Tom Hanks' "Captain Phillips."

DiCaprio Most Recently Starred In "Before The Flood"

DiCaprio was recently featured in "Before the Flood," the 2016 documentary story about "climate change" directed by Fisher Stevens. His next play is with Sam Phillips, a pioneer in the music industry director during the 1950s who helped launch the careers of the king - Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Paramount has been busy getting a quantifiable role for DiCaprio following his new deal of new image, which he signed since 2015.

Appian Way is developing a reboot of the "Captain Planet" series with Glen Powell, among its many projects in line. DiCaprio is ripped by LBI Entertainment. Deadline Hollywood first reported the news. This versatile actor seems to be hiding a lot of surprises this year.