Development on 77 began nearly two decades ago when Ellroy was hired by Paramount Pictures to provide the original screenplay.
The film will be produced by Wolf Films’ Dick Wolf and Tony Ganz of alongside Leto himself though his Paradox label.
Also starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James and Dave Bautista, the follow-up to Ridley Scott’s genre-defining 1982 sci-fi thriller hits theaters October 6.
The trade does not note whether or not Leto has any plans to star in 77 as well as direct.