‘The Final Boss’ is set for another major role on the big screen.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has long been one of Hollywood’s highest-paid and most successful actors, and whilst WWE fans remain hopeful of another return to the ring, it looks as though the former eight-time WWE Champion has committed to what may be his biggest movie role to date according to an exclusive report from Deadline.
“The hot package in town is a pitch for a Martin Scorsese-directed untitled drama that would star Dwayne Johnson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Emily Blunt.”
-Deadline
According to the report, the film is to be written by Nick Bilton and focuses on a turbulent time on the island paradise when an aspiring mob boss battled rival crime factions to wrest control of the underworld of the Hawaiian islands.
“It was a bloody battle, the kind of terrain Scorsese covered in both Goodfellas and The Departed. In 1960s and 70s Hawaii, this formidable and charismatic mob boss rises to build the islands’ most powerful criminal empire, waging a brutal war against mainland corporations and rival syndicates while fighting to preserve his ancestral land. It’s based on the untold true story of a man who fought to preserve his homeland through a ruthless quest for absolute power — igniting the last great American mob saga, where the war for cultural survival takes place in the unlikeliest of places: paradise.”
-Deadline
Producers for the untitled project include Scorsese, Johnson, Blunt, DiCaprio, Bilton, Dany Garcia, Lisa Frechette, and Rick Yorn.
Johnson, who has roots in Hawaii, is said to have long wanted to make a movie there, and it was he and his co-star in A24’s upcoming ‘Smashing Machine’ film that brought the idea to Scorsese and DiCaprio before they collectively enlisted Bilton.
Whilst the involved parties are currently occupied with other projects, multiple bids are said to be on the table or are quickly mobilising, and thus it likely won’t be long before we officially hear more on what will undoubtedly be a must-see blockbuster.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on the future of the aforementioned project as soon as we hear more.
