Disney's 20th Century Studios Secures Rights to Martin Scorsese's Hawaiian Crime Thriller

The star-studded film, featuring Dwayne Johnson, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Emily Blunt, explores the rise of a Hawaiian mob boss in the 1960s and 1970s and marks a major prestige project for Disney.

Disney's 20th Century Studios has officially acquired the rights to produce a crime thriller set in 1960s and 1970s Hawaii, directed by Martin Scorsese.
The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Emily Blunt, with all three also serving as producers alongside Scorsese and Nick Bilton.
Inspired by the real-life story of Wilford 'Nappy' Pulawa, the movie follows a mob boss's rise to power while fighting to preserve his ancestral land.
The script, written by journalist and author Nick Bilton, is based on a forthcoming book co-authored by Bilton and Dwayne Johnson.
This project is part of Disney's strategic push for prestige filmmaking under David Greenbaum's leadership at 20th Century Studios.