A big-screen adaptation of the first John D. MacDonald’s series of novels to feature the character Travis McGee has been in the works for quite some time now. Leonardo DiCaprio has been set to star in (and produce) 20th Century Fox’s simply-titled TRAVIS MCGEE since 2009 but the project is finally moving forward with THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM and UNITED 93’s Paul Greengrass directing. Acclaimed author and screenwriter Dennis Lehane will adapt the screenplay based on the 1964 novel ‘The Deep Blue Good-by’.
If successful, there are plenty of other stories for inspiration with MacDonald having a further twenty novels to feature the character officially described as: a 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…
The film will mark the first time DiCaprio and Lehane have collaborated since Martin Scorsece’s SHUTTER ISLAND, after the author adapted his own best-seller for the big-screen.
Source: THR
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