DiCaprio teaming up with Scorsese on The Devil in the White City

The big screen adaption of Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City looks to be making some progress, as Paramount Pictures has picked up the rights to the novel.

Leonardo DiCaprio is in line to star in the line, linking up with director Martin Scorsese once again. Academy Award nominee Billy Ray (Captain Phillips, The Hunger Games) is on board to adapt the novel for the big screen.

Crown Publishing describes The Devil in the White City as follows: