And he looked so innocent back in 1997
Leonardo DiCaprio and production companies Appian Way and Double Features have acquired rights to Erik Larson’s 2003 nonfiction book, The Devil in the White City. DiCaprio will take on the role of the titular ‘devil’—Dr. HH Holmes, considered America’s first serial killer, who lured anywhere from 20 to 200 women to their deaths in his hotel during the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. In the novel, Holmes’ murders are framed by the story of architect Daniel Burnham, who designed the fair. As author Larson put it in our 2003 interview, “One guy built this marvelous fair. The other guy built this twisted hotel. They were both architects in a way.”
DiCaprio’s business partner, Jennifer Killoran, says, “I think that a guy who is that intelligent and that charismatic is nothing less than complex, and it’s that complexity that [DiCaprio] is drawn to.”
Did you read Devil in the White City? Would you see the movie?
I did read the book and I would definitely want to see this movie — especially since Leo will be in it!