'Titanic' stars Winslet, DiCaprio to reunite for Sam Mendes drama
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- Date: 23 Mar 2007 18:45:09 -0700
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LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet are to reunite
on screen for the first time since their 1997 blockbuster "Titanic,"
it was reported on Friday.
The duo will star as a suburban couple struggling to grapple with post-
war disillusionment in an adaptation of Richard Yates's 1961 novel
"Revolutionary Road," movie industry daily Variety reported.
The film will be directed by Winslet's husband, Oscar-winning director
Sam Mendes, and is to be made by Steven Spielberg's Dreamworks, the
report said. It will be the first time Mendes has directed his wife,
the report added.
Filming is to get underway later this year.
The reunion of DiCaprio and Winslet brings together two of the hottest
stars in show business. Both DiCaprio and British star Winslet are
strongly in demand for their recent performances in "The Departed" and
"Little Children," respectively.
DiCaprio has received three Oscar nominations during his career while
Winslet became the youngest woman to be nominated five times for an
Oscar earlier this year for her portrayal of an adulteress in "Little
Children."
"Titanic" remains the biggest box-office hit of all time with 1.8
billion dollars in earnings. It also won a record-equalling 11
Oscars.
Yates's "Revolutionary Road" follows a couple living in Connecticut in
1955, both struggling to find fulfilment in their lives.
The novel was a hit upon publication and was shortlisted for the
National Book Award along with "Catch 22" and "The Moviegoer."
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