W hen Martin Scorsese is passionate about getting a movie made, he can exhibit saint-like patience. For example, it took the filmmaker nearly 30 years to make his religious drama

Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese are looking to get back in the saddle. A theatrical feature-length adaptation of Erik Larson's The Devil in the White City, which has been in various stages of production for over 20 years,

First published in 2004, “The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America” tells the story of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, following ambitious architect Daniel H. Burnham and the murders of serial killer Dr. H. H. Holmes that took place during the event.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese And 20th Century are teaming on a movie adaptation of Devil In The White City now set up at 20th Century Studios.

The Devil in the White City narrates the chilling story of Dr. HH Holmes, a cunning serial killer who is believed to have murdered between 27 and 200 people during Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. The book delves into the deep contrasts between the wonders at the exposition and Holmes's chilling deeds.

Larson’s best-selling book The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America is set in Chicago at the end of the 19th century and focuses on World’s Fair architect Daniel Burnham and serial killer H.H. Holmes.

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio may be set to make their seventh film together, as the director-actor duo is in talks to respectively direct and star in an adaptation of Erik Larson’s “Devil in the White City” for Disney’s 20th Century Studios, a project that the Oscar winners have wanted to make for years.

Hollywood veteran Martin Scorsese and star Leonardo DiCaprio are revisiting "The Devil in the White City", the long-gestating feature adaptation of Erik Larson's 2003

While no script is currently in place, this adaptation has been a passion project for DiCaprio, who secured the rights in 2010