The film will mark the second time the pair of Scorcese and DiCaprio are set to work with Apple, as the company is also one of the producers on the highly anticipated upcoming Scorcese film Killers of the Flower Moon.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, DiCaprio will star in the project with Scorcese directing, with Apple Original Films landing the rights to the book’s film story.
For DiCaprio, this marks yet another partnership with Scorcese, the latest of which will be the upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon.
The novel, The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder, is set to be released in April 2023.