Overview

• World of Reel reports Leonardo DiCaprio is set to star after weeks of negotiations, though neither the studio nor major trades have confirmed it.
• Puck News says Warner Bros. submitted the script to Apple to explore a co-financing partnership.
• Ongoing budget concerns have kept the film from a greenlight pending outside funding.
• Michael Mann plans to adapt his 2022 novel into a prequel–sequel that follows earlier years of Vincent Hanna and Neil McCauley and the aftermath of the original story.
• Other casting remains speculative, with names like Adam Driver and Austin Butler circulated, and reports indicate Mann intends to shoot on film for the first time since The Insider.