It’s been 50 years since Evel Knievel attempted to jump over 13 buses at Wembley Stadium – the only UK-based jump of his career.. To mark the occasion, 50 riders dressed in his iconic attire ...

The Hollywood Reporter says Chazelle had been working on a planned Leonardo DiCaprio-starring biopic of the stunt rider Evel Knievel but has since pivoted to the prison project.

Chazelle had been weighing several projects in recent months including an Evel Knievel pic with Leonardo DiCaprio circling the lead role. With the studio unable to make a deal for DiCaprio, Chazelle ...

The reports note that Chazelle was previously circling an Evel Knievel biopic with Leonardo DiCaprio, but a deal was unable to be struck, leading to speculation that Leo is keeping his schedule clear ...

Craig, who wrapped up playing James Bond with 2021’s No Time to Die, has his third Benoit Blanc mystery thriller, Wake Up Dead Man, due to hit from Netflix later this year. Before the prison movie, ...

Now, here's some movie news that is very much our tempo on a Wednesday morning. With his mooted Leonardo DiCaprio Evel Knievel film having seemingly failed to launch, Whiplash auteur Damien ...

Damien Chazelle ditches Evel Knievel biopic with Leonardo DiCaprio to direct prison drama starring Cillian Murphy. Pop Culture & Art May 21, 2025. facebook twitter whatsup linkded email.

Chazelle had planned to work on a biopic of legendary stunt rider Evel Knievel with Leonardo DiCaprio, but that project has apparently been parked in favour of the prison drama. News of the potential ...

The studio announced in 2024 that Chazelle was working on a new movie — reportedly a biopic about stunt performer Evel Knievel led by Leonardo DiCaprio — but the filmmaker pivoted his ...

Leonardo DiCaprio had been circling the Knievel film, but a deal didn’t close. Paramount Pictures is distributing the next Chazelle feature as part of his deal with the studio .

Chazelle had been weighing several projects in recent months including an Evel Knievel pic with Leonardo DiCaprio circling the lead role. That film ultimately pushed allowing Chazelle to pivot to ...