Oct 23 2007Scorsese, DiCaprio Continue Love Affair on 'Island'
It's great to see young love. Or at least love between someone with a youngish, teen-stached face and an old man with eyebrows the size of my palm.
So imagine how pleased I was to hear that Martin Scorsese and his muse, Leonardo DiCaprio, are teaming up for another picture, Shutter Island. Set in 1954, DiCaprio will play Teddy Daniels, a US Marshall on the island to investigate the the disappearance of an escaped "murderess" (Variety is particular on the gender of murderers).
This is one of the few times, as much as I'd love to see another Scorsese/DiCaprio drama, I think this could be even better as a reality show. As little as we need more shows about watching people do nothing, throwing some D-list celebrities on an island and having them hunt an escaped murderess--preferably a celebrity herself, or at least fixated on murdering celebrities--could be worth a TiVo.
The title Shutter Island will still be relevant, because there are also paparazzi trying to both photograph and murder the celebrities.
Scorsese, DiCaprio team for 'Island' [Variety]
