Academy Award nominated writer of Ratatouille Jim Capobianco and producer Robert Rippberger have announced The Inventor, a stop-motion adventure film about the life of Leonardo da Vinci. Capobianco, who is currently overseeing the animation on Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns, is set to direct the feature-length project, The Inventor, based off a script that he also […]
John Logan to script Leonardo DiCaprio’s da Vinci biopic
Back in August it was reported that Paramount Pictures had snapped up the rights to Walter Isaacson’s book Leonardo da Vinci as a star vehicle for Leonardo DiCaprio, and now comes word from Deadline that the project has secured a writer. The site is reporting that Paramount has tapped John Logan, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of […]
Leonardo DiCaprio to star in Leonardo da Vinci biopic
Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures has beaten off competition from Universal for the rights to Walter Isaacson’s book Leonardo da Vinci, with plans to develop it as a star vehicle for for Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio. DiCaprio – who was reportedly named after the legendary artist and scientist – will also produce the movie […]
