Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire set for remake of the Carol Reed classic?
According to CHUD.com, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire are attached to a remake of the classic 1949 British film noir The Third Man, with screenwriter Steven Knight (Dirty Pretty Things, Eastern Promises, and the upcoming The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader) currently hard at work on the script.
The original stars Joseph Cotten as author Holly Martins, who journeys to war-torn Vienna to track down and investigate the apparent death of his friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles). No information yet on who will be playing each character or whether the remake will update the setting, but with the project going out for bidding over the next couple of weeks expect more details in the very near future.
On the subject of Carol Reed be sure to check out Trevor Hogg’s in depth profile of the filmmaker, with part 2 set to arrive tomorrow.
Originally published October 27, 2009. Updated November 6, 2019.
