Jun 20, 2012 by Brian Gallagher

Rob Reiner Returns to Acting with The Wolf of Wall Street

Director Rob Reiner is in talks for an acting role in The Wolf of Wall Street
Director Rob Reiner is in talks for an acting role in The Wolf of Wall Street
Filmmaker Rob Reiner is in negotiations to appear in front of the camera in the Warner Bros. financial drama The Wolf of Wall Street. If a deal is finalized, the director will portray Max Belfort, the father of Leonardo DiCaprio's Jordan Belfort.

The story follows the ups and downs of Jordan Belfort's tumultuous run as a fraudulent stock broker in Long Island. The biopic will also focus on his personal demons, including addictions to drugs and alcohol, before he was locked up on securities fraud charges for 20 months. Jonah Hill, Kyle Chandler, Jean Dujardin, Margot Robbie, and Jon Bernthal also star.

Martin Scorsese is directing from an adapted screenplay by Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter, based on Belfort's 2008 memoir. Red Granite Films principals Riza Aziz and Joey McFarland are producing alongside Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, and Alexandra Milchan. Production will begin this August in New York City.

The Wolf of Wall Street is in development and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Kyle Chandler, Jean Dujardin, Margot Robbie, Jon Bernthal, Rob Reiner, Jon Favreau. The film is directed by Martin Scorsese.



Sources: The Hollywood Reporter

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Comments (8)

  1. ejk1

    @bawnian-dexeus You Meathead :P

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  2. MovieWiz001

    Holy crap... it's Michael from All in the Family!

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  3. skywise

    @bawnian-dexeus ya i think he was in that if i rember correctly.

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  4. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    @skywise Was he that tall guy in Fraiser as the lead character's mentor?

    11 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

  5. skywise

    @bawnian-dexeus right, it has been a long time since he has been in front of a camera although he has made some appearence here and there, he was much more active as an actor in the 80's

    11 months agoby @skywiseFlag

  6. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    @skywise Lol. Well, I just looked him up. I recognize most of his directing. Now I know who he is, but as far as acting goes, his face rings no bells

    11 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

  7. skywise

    @bawnian-dexeus doesnt ring any bells? Ahh you youngins..

    11 months agoby @skywiseFlag

  8. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    Good, I guess. His name doesn't ring any bells.

    11 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

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