Exodus: Gods and Kings director attached to adaptation of Don Winslow’s novel,with Leonardo DiCaprio a possibility for one of the lead rolesRidley Scott is to direct an adaptation of Don Winslow’s Mexican drug-war thiller The Cartel, after the rights to the novel were acquired by 20th Century Fox after a fierce bidding contest, and according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The Cartel,which was published shortly before the notorious jailbreak of genuine-life cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, became the subject of considerable Hollywood interest after Guzmán’s escape made global news. It is set during the narco-terror of the period 2004-10, and follows a DEA agent and a cartel operative as they try to rob each other down.
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Source: theguardian.com