London: Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio will reportedly star in adaptation of Don Winslow's best-selling novel 'Satori'.
The 36-year-old will portray the main character of Nicholai Hel in the Warner Bros project which follows the story of a Westerner trained in Japanese assassination skills, reported Aceshowbiz.
DiCaprio's character is described as a man who is raised in Japan and taught assassin's skills. Hel's master, who is a military general, passes on all his secrets and the student repays his master by assassinating him to save him from being disgraced.
As a result of his act, Hel is thrown to a prison in Tokyo and tortured there for three years. He is finally released by the CIA after agreeing to kill a Soviet commissioner in China. For the secret task, he is trained by a French beauty he falls in love with.
The story is set in the background of post-Worl War II era. The screenplay will be provided by the novel's author himself, along with the 'Armageddon' screenwriter Shane Salerno.
DiCaprio is currently busy filming 'The Great Gatsby', where he plays the lead character Jay Gatsby. He will also star in Quentin Tarantino's drama 'Django Unchained', playing antagonist Calvin Candie.
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