#Keanu Reeves Is Currently In Talks To Star In Martin Scorsese’s The Devil In The White City

Deadline shares that Reeves is “in negotiations” to star in the series, though they don’t actually mention which of the two leads he will play. DiCaprio was initially attached to the Holmes role, but in 2019 both he and Scorsese were reported to be scaling back their involvement in the project. The two are currently attached as executive producers, but if DiCaprio is still planning to appear on screen, it isn’t mentioned in the latest reports.

This leaves the door open for Reeves to play either Daniel Burnham or H.H. Holmes, which is extremely exciting. Though Burnham’s character perhaps hews closer to Reeves’ wheelhouse, much of the actor’s most interesting work happens when he plays characters who are a bit more unhinged, as in “The Neon Demon” or “The Bad Batch.” Both of those roles were minor, though, and it’s still thrilling to imagine the actor taking on a major part as a bad guy at this point in his career.

“The Devil in the White City” has been through a lot of ups and downs before even heading into production, but this latest announcement has us more eager to see the project come to fruition than ever.