Scorsese dropped the project for a while, but he finally back on track. According to Entertainment Weekly, "The Wolf of Wall Street" is based on Jordan Belfort's memoir, Wolf chronicles the author's debauched, hard-partying rampage in the world of high finance during the go-go ’90s. Belfort's law-breaking bender eventually landed him in federal prison.
"After almost four years in development, I can’t begin to tell you how thrilled I am to finally be working with Leo and Marty on this," said Belfort. "They're the ultimate dream team, and it was definitely worth the wait." The Wolf script was adapted by Terry Winter, who recently worked with Scorsese on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.
From "Gangs of New York", "The Aviator", "The Departed", and then "Shutter Island", I think this movie is going to be epic. Can't get enough of any Scorsese/DiCaprio collaboration!
