Leonardo DiCaprio Will 'Beat the Reaper'

Zap2It.com | January 8, 2009

Leonardo DiCaprio

Golden Globe nominee will play hitman turned doctor

Leonardo DiCaprio is on the run.

The "Revolutionary Road" star will take the lead in "Beating the Reaper," a thriller recently acquired by New Regency. The movie will be based on Josh Bazell's as-yet unpublished novel, wherein a New York emergency-room doctor realizes a Mob boss may out his hitman past. DiCaprio would, presumably, play the hitman-turned-lifesaver.

DiCaprio, 34, was nominated for a best actor Golden Globe award for his work on "Road."