DiCaprio is Travis McGee

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Monday, September 28, 2009

Variety reports that Leonardo DiCaprio has signed to portray Travis McGee in a movie version of John D. MacDonald's THE DEEP BLUE GOODBYE . Dana Stevens wrote the script, and Peter Chernin will produce, but no director has been set yet. I have a hard time picturing DiCaprio as McGee, how about you?

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