Despite many, many celebrated performances in his career, the Oscar has always eluded Leonardo DiCaprio. After astonishing performances in his last three back-to-back films, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Great Gatsby and Django Unchained, the actor gained notoriety for his partying ways, serious weight-gain, and a bushy, busy beard. His return to cinema can be seen next in The Revenant in which he is supporting the bushy beard and the weight. Leave it to Leo to completely transform his image for a role. However, it isn’t The Revenant that is creating Oscar buzz for the
actor. That nod must go to Devil in the White City, in which Leonardo is reuniting with director Martin Scorsese, for the sixth time. The film will be an adaptation of Erik Larson’s book, The Devil In The White City: Murder, Magic And Madness At The Fair That Changed America.
According to Deadline, this particular film had at least five studios chasing it and even had a bidding war of sorts before Paramount nailed the deal by combining Leo, Marty and writer Billy Ray, who will pen the script for this film. Monomaniacal performances tend to do well at the Oscars. Think Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs, Heath Ledger as Joker in The Dark Knight to name just two.
Perhaps this portrayal of a sadistic madman will get Leo the Oscar he really deserves.
