DiCaprio in talks to star in €30m Boru epic

OSCAR nominee Leonardo DiCaprio is in talks to star in a €30 million movie to be filmed in Ireland.

The 32-year-old Hollywood giant, who received his third Oscar nomination for Best Actor in Blood Diamond, is being lined up to star as Brian Boru in an epic new movie called Freedom Within the Heart which will be shot in West Cork and Kerry next year.

Los Angeles-based Cork-born film maker Mark Mahon confirmed yesterday that he is in talks with DiCaprio. He expects the talks to conclude within eight weeks.