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Ridley Scott and Leonardo DiCaprio Wake Up Sleeper

Source:  Variety
 Sleeper Brad Ingelsby is set to write the upcoming screenplay Sleeper for Warner Brothers. According to Variety, this adaptation of the DC/Wildstorm comic is set to star Leonardo DiCaprio and will be directed by Ridley Scott.

Sleeper centers on an operative whose fusion with an alien artifact makes him impervious to pain and allows him to pass it on to others through skin contact. He is placed undercover in a villainous organization by an intelligence agency and falls for a member of the group named Miss Misery. While DiCaprio replaces the previously attached Tom Cruise, Sam Raimi is still attached to the project as a producer.

At this time, the film does not have a concrete start date.


28 Comments


October 22nd, 2008 4:34pm
MOVIEMANIAK, WHAT DO U HAVE TO SAY ABOUT MY LAST COMMENT...I think i got to ya...nothing to say...ur gonna use that "i'm more mature than u are so i'm not going to respond" bull, aren't u?...bullshit
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October 17th, 2008 4:58pm
Fallen, that was kinda immature...

Anyways, i'm not going to be calling u a fag. I am however going to say ur a very ignorant human being. I know what ur gonna say: "U "gay bashed" me and ur calling ME ignorant?" I know u just brought up bee movie and bvc to piss us off, and it prob. looks like ur doing that, but u have to realize, i just like stating my opinion, and my opinion, which is prob. fact, is that u are really immature and arrogant. There was no point in bringing up bee movie and that crap other than to piss people off. It doesn't matter how much a movie makes. Body of lies might not have made much, but it was still fantastic.

I can't believe ur a teacher, because a guy with an attitude and a mind set like urs that would resort to stupid tactics of mind games doesn't deserve to teach
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October 16th, 2008 10:48pm
This information is incorrect!!! According to about 10 dozen other sources who made the same error, Ridley Scott and Leonardo DiCaprio will be re-teaming for Low Dweller, not Sleeper! Both movies will be written by Brad Ingelsby but apparently the article was a disaster and information got mixed around. There is always the possibility that they may decide to re-team for a third time, but at the moment I believe this is a mistake.
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October 16th, 2008 10:12pm
I love the name calling. Bring it on. Because if that becomes the highlight of your day, that is pretty pathetic.
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October 16th, 2008 9:07pm
FAG!!!
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October 16th, 2008 8:29pm
I think it's also kinda funny that while Bee Movie beat out American Gangster last year, Beverly Hills Chihuahua beat out Body of Lies this year.
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October 16th, 2008 6:09pm
Niceee. this movie's gonna be awesome. Great News
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October 16th, 2008 4:57pm
aw cool
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October 16th, 2008 3:53pm
Moviemaniak, what it it with u and box office? Just because it doesn't make much money doesn't mean it's not good, it just means retards like u don't see it
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October 16th, 2008 2:15pm
Great news.
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October 16th, 2008 12:24pm
Great news. Awesome.
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October 16th, 2008 11:50am
This is better news, with Cruise no longer in it. I agree with Phil Mata's comment.
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October 16th, 2008 11:25am
Now that makes more sense. I've never read the comic, but all I knew was that I didn't wanna see Tom Cruise involved with aliens in another movie. His Psychotology beliefs would make it a bit strange to watch. I personally think DiCaprio's a better actor than Cruise and he looks more like the operative anyway.
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October 16th, 2008 10:27am
Look I've got nothing against Ridley Scott, he did afterall deliver one of my favorite movies, Alien. But lately it seems he just does anything and casts either Crowe or DiCaprio. Everytime a movie comes out with Crowe attached, Scott is involved somehow. And just about ALL of the films they do together are overrated and not too great at the box office either (with the exception of Galdiator and maybe American Gangster although it still did not perform to expectations, Bee Movie beat it out). So I am just throwing my opinion out there. I think Crowe is a bitch boy to Scott anymore.
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October 16th, 2008 10:14am
Leo seems to be a comic geek, starring and producing Akira as well
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October 16th, 2008 9:42am
oh, and this sounds cool!
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October 16th, 2008 9:42am
hahahaha, you have some nerve Moviemaniak!! look at the state of you! hahahaha
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October 16th, 2008 7:30am
Nice! I see this happening...
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October 16th, 2008 7:21am
sweet!!!!
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October 16th, 2008 4:09am
Leo + Ridley = excellent. I've never read the comic, but this movie's got potential...wasn't tom cruise rumored to be playing this part?

Moviemaniak, ur the last person to be calling anyone a "bitch boy."
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October 16th, 2008 3:13am
Crowe and Scott are a great team, and are good friend and mentor/student.
I have a lot of faith in this film. Hope it does well.
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October 15th, 2008 10:55pm
AWESOME.
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October 15th, 2008 10:28pm
Leonardo + Ridley Scott = AWSOME MOVIE (again).
Add in Russel Crowe {He might be 'Scott's bitch boy' but he's a great
actor, and still knows how to kick ass} and this will be even better.
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October 15th, 2008 9:43pm
Whats wrong with him working with Crowe?
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October 15th, 2008 8:07pm
$100 bucks says Crowe is in this film too. He is Scott's bitch boy.
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October 15th, 2008 6:59pm
Sweet
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October 15th, 2008 6:19pm
Once again Ridley Scott and Leo DeCaprio, Im there.
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October 15th, 2008 5:35pm
fuck yea
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