Cast him in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World – and have his Body of Lies buddy Ridley Scott direct him again. According to the Hollywood Reporter, DiCaprio and Scott are in talks to re-create one of literature’s most highly regarded novels about futuristic dystopia. Set in a seemingly perfect 26th century world that has achieved harmony by outlawing love, family and free will to have babies, the story revolves around how the population is separated by a series of five castes, each with its own defined roles. Except Bernard is a misfit in his caste, mostly because he has fallen for a woman named Lenina, and is then persecuted when the leaders of the society find his behavior antisocial. Although done on TV, Huxley’s cautionary tale has never had a big screen treatment. I’m just thinking how Scott could tap into his Blade Runner sensibility once again.
In other movie news: If G.I. Joe and Transformers wasn’t enough, guess what’s the next toy-turned-movie? Legos. Yes, the Danish building blocks that have provided countless hours of ingenuity is being made into a family-friendly adventure comedy. So, will all the characters be Lego-fied? Or will the story just include Legos? And will LegoLAND somehow be involved? That would be some undertaking if they did the whole thing in stop-motion Legos. Actually, Cinematical came up with a hysterical list of possible Lego characters, including a Lego Stephen Hawking. I’m just wondering where they found those images.
Thing is, my husband STILL builds stuff with Legos, whenever the mood strikes him. I’ve tried several times to throw away the bins and bins of the little plastic building blocks stuffed into our closets. But no go. I’m told, “It’s LEGOS!,” as if the mere thought is sacrilegious. Whatever.
In all fairness, I do still have some legos, but the bins are in the kids’ closets, not mine.