Leonardo DiCaprio to star as Leonardo da Vinci in biopic

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Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio is all set to portray yet another real-life role, that of the leading artist and intellectual from the Italian Renaissance Leonardo da Vinci.

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Leonardo DiCaprio to star as Leonardo da Vinci in biopic

The film will be made by DiCaprio’s Appian Way production company under Paramount Pictures and based on Walter Isaacson’s biography on Leonardo da Vinci.
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Paramount Pictures had won the rights for the film after a battle with Universal Studios.
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Leonardo DiCaprio was apparently named after Leonardo da Vinci.
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Reportedly, his mother decided on the name when he first kicked in the womb while she had been looking at a painting by da Vinci in an Italian museum.
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Leonardo da Vinci is famous for his inventions and scientific works, including his drawing of the Vitruvian Man which represents the ideal human proportions.
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Over the years, actor, producer and environmental activist, Leonardo Di Caprio – who started his career with television commercials has now become one of Hollywood’s A-listers.
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He is well-known for his cinematic collaborations with Hollywood director Martin Scorsese.
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Isaacson also authored biographies for Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin.
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Isaacson wrote about interesting details concerning da Vinci’s life, including his being gay, easily distracted, a vegetarian, and a misfit.
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