Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill are teaming up to bring the story of Richard Jewell to the big screen.
Deadline Hollywood reported Tuesday that DiCaprio and Hill are set to star in an upcoming film about the bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
The movie will focus on the plight of Jewell, a Centennial Olympic Park security guard whom the media falsely accused of being responsible for the explosion that killed two people and injured 111. In fact, it was Jewell who discovered the bomb and helped clear the area, saving countless lives. He was investigated by the FBI for nearly three months before finally being cleared of any wrongdoing.
Hill, who also starred in 2011’s Moneyball, will play Jewell in the film, and DiCaprio will play the lawyer who helped him through the investigation. The two actors also worked together on Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street, which is nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards.
A release date has not yet been announced.
Jewell’s story was also documented in the 30 for 30 short film Judging Jewell, which premiered on ESPN.com just last week.
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