The Low Dweller news/articlesJuly 8, 2009Sanders Could Direct DiCaprio In The Low Dweller Latest on next Leonardo DiCaprio flick... Commercials director Rupert Sanders looks to be the frontrunner to debut The Low Dweller. The film is slated to star Leonardo DiCaprio. Ridley and Tony Scott are set to produce. Sanders has directed commercials for the X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Halo 3 video games and is also set to direct the upcoming remake of The Wild Geese. The Low Dweller is a dark drama set in 1986 Indiana and has a tone similar to No Country for Old Men. DiCaprio would play Slim, a man released from prison after serving a murder sentence and wants to now marry his long-suffering girlfriend. He soon learns, however, that his brother has been murdered and is thus driven to avenge his death. Brad Ingelsby wrote the script. *************** July 7, 2009 Leo's Low director It's doubtful you'll see Leonardo DiCaprio retiring any time soon -- the workaholic has over a dozen projects he's planning to produce and/or star in, including a crime thriller called THE LOW DWELLERS. The project reunites Leo with his BODY OF LIES director Ridley Scott, but only in a producing capacity. Hotshot commercial director Rupert Sanders (whose work has drawn comparisons to Zack Snyder) is being eyeballed for the chair, a substantial responsibility given DiCaprio's star status and the fact that the script sold for over a million bucks after a bidding war. The story from first-time screenwriter Brad Ingelsby is said to have a "prestige quality" and a tone along the lines of NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN and A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. The story follows a man trying to assimilate into society after he's released from jail, only to find someone from his past pursuing him to settle a score. DiCaprio is currently busy making Chris Nolan's mindjob INCEPTION. ***************
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