The Devil in the White City movie production status is currently Development
January 9, 2017 • Story selection and rights acquired; idea being crafted into usable script; financing and casting attachments sought; aiming for 'greenlight' Martin Scorsese says the script is being worked on, per Sun Media. Leonardo DiCaprio purchased the film rights to the book in 2010.
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Plot: What's the story about?
The story focuses on the lives of two men who turned the 1893 Chicago World's Fair into their playground. One man, Daniel H. Burnham, the architect responsible for the fair's construction, in a short period of time was forced to overcome immense obstacles to construct the famous "White City" around which the fair was built. The other, H.H. Holmes, was a serial killer masquerading as a charming doctor who is believed to be responsible for scores of murders around the time of the fair. Holmes devised and erected the World's Fair Hotel, complete with crematorium and gas chamber, near the fairgrounds and used the event as well as his own charismatic personality to lure victims to their death.
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Who's making The Devil in the White City: Crew List
A look at the The Devil in the White City behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Martin Scorsese last directed Killers of the Flower Moon and Rolling Thunder. The film's writer Billy Ray last wrote Richard Jewell and Terminator: Dark Fate.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Leonardo DiCaprioJennifer Davisson Killoran
Michael Shamberg
Stacey Sher
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Production: What we know about The Devil in the White City?
Key Facts
- Based on Erik Larson's bestselling novel of the same name. The Devil in the White City spent three years on the New York Times bestseller list, has sold 2.3 million copies and has been translated into 17 languages.
Filming Timeline
- 2017 - January: The film was set to Development status.
Martin Scorsese says the script is being worked on, per Sun Media. Leonardo DiCaprio purchased the film rights to the book in 2010.
- 2015 - August: The film was set to Development status.
Paramount just closed a deal to acquire the Erik Larson book The Devil In The White City: Murder, Magic And Madness At The Fair That Changed America.
- 2011 - December: The film was set to Development status.
- 2010 - November: The film was set to Announced status.
- 2010 - September: The film was set to Concept status.
No news since 2008
- 2009 - October: The film was set to Development status.
The Devil in the White City Release Date: When is the film coming out?
The Devil in the White City is coming out as a release To Be Announced (TBA). There are 9,421 other movies coming out on the same date, including The Rosie Project, Popeye and Shrek 5.