It has been several years since we've had any word on a film adaptation of John D. MacDonald's The Deep Blue Good-by in which Leonardo DiCaprio was attached to star as Travis McGee. He still is, but now we're learning that Dennis Lehane will write the screenplay. (No director for the project was mentioned.)
DiCaprio previously starred in an adaptation of Lehane's Shutter Island. DiCaprio (as producer) and Lehane (as writer) are also working together on two other projects, one of which is an adaptation of Live by Night to be directed by Ben Affleck.
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The Deep Blue Good-by
John D. MacDonald
A Travis McGee Mystery
Travis McGee is a self-described beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game. He's also a knight-errant who's wary of credit cards, retirement benefits, political parties, mortgages, and television. He only works when his cash runs out, and his rule is simple: He'll help you find whatever was taken from you, as long as he can keep half.
McGee isn't particularly strapped for cash, but how can anyone say no to Cathy, a sweet backwoods girl who's been tortured repeatedly by her manipulative ex-boyfriend Junior Allen? What Travis isn't anticipating is just how many women Junior has torn apart and left in his wake. Enter Junior's latest victim, Lois Atkinson.
Frail and broken, Lois can barely get out of bed when Travis finds her, let alone keep herself alive. But Travis turns into Mother McGee, giving Lois new life as he looks for the ruthless man who steals women's spirits and livelihoods. But he can't guess how violent his quest is soon to become. He'll learn the hard way that there must be casualties in this game of cat and mouse.
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