Is Leonardo DiCaprio's 'Satori' The Following 'Bourne' Franchise?

By Sterling Wong Is Leonardo DiCaprio the following large action star? The significantly acclaimed actor continues to be known lately for additional Oscar-baity fare such as the approaching J. Edgar, however it appears like the heavens attempting to shake some misconception. Hes registered to utilize Quentin Tarantino because the villain in Django Unchained, and today DiCaprio is placed to kick some butt because the star of Satori, a movie adaptation of Don Winslows best-selling novel. Occur the Cold War era from the nineteen fifties, DiCaprio will have Nicholai Hel, a Westerner who was raised in Japan and becomes a specialist in fighting techinques and Go, a Japanese chess game, reviews Deadline. Hel is employed through the CIA to assassinate a Soviet ambassador to China, but he's tricked and needs to run for his existence as various intelligence agencies chase after him. There is no loss of memory involved, but were certainly seeing some distinct commonalities between DiCaprios Hel and Matt Damons Jason Bourne, with the CIA unfaithfulness and Hel and Bournes hyper-intelligence. Like Bourne, "Satori" may have an worldwide feel into it: besides getting a brief history in Japan, the film will even see DiCaprios character making his way across Vietnam as hes chased by antagonists from America, China, Russia and France, amongst others. Indeed, if "Satori" works out to become a hit, it's stated that Warner Bros. hopes to build up it right into a effective franchise similar to the "Bourne" series. "Satori" won't be the very first film adaptation of the Don Winslow property. The writer has another book, Savages, within the giant screen works. Directed by Oliver Stone, this movie features an ensemble cast which includes Travolta Qantas Video, Salma Hayek, Blake Lively, Benicio Del Toro and Emile Hirsch. Having a scheduled release date of September 28, 2012, Savages looks prone to hit theaters much sooner than Satori. Outdoors of "Satori," DiCaprio is presently busy filming Baz Luhrmanns The Truly Amazing Gatsby and after that's completed, he'll move onto Django Unchained, that is likely to keep him busy until spring 2012. So, it appears like action fans must be patient, and meanwhile, we are able to get our "Bourne" fix using the Jeremy Renner reboot, The Bourne Legacy, which is launched the coming year. Exactly what do you think about Leonardo DiCaprio being an action star? Inform us within the comments or on Twitter!