The legendary Scorsese previously directed DiCaprio in similar material in Gangs of New York, the movie that launched their fruitful artistic collaboration.
Considering the subject matter of The Black Hand – cops, gangsters, brutality, a gritty period setting – it seems fair to speculate on whether this might be another opportunity for DiCaprio to team up with his favorite director Martin Scorsese.
Maybe if that movie falls through, DiCaprio and Scorsese could work instead on The Black Hand, a story set in a similar time period to Devil in the White City – one that also happens to deal with favorite Scorsese/DiCaprio themes of criminal behavior and violence.
The environmentally-conscious DiCaprio is also reportedly working on bringing the pro-environment Captain Planet to the big screen.