The film will be based on The Sandcastle Empire by Kayla Olson.
The world of YA just got a whole lot more exciting. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Leonardo DiCaprio recently bought the movie rights to an upcoming novel, The Sandcastle Empire by Kayla Olson.
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The actor will be producing the movie along with filmmaker Jennifer Davisson, who also produced the Oscar nominated film, The Revenant.
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The Sandcastle Empire is going to be about a young woman named Eden who fights with a group of other women for their survival in the year 2049 "when the Earth is at a breaking point due to climate change."
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DiCaprio has been very public about his beliefs on climate change. He has his own foundation that's "dedicated to the long-term health and wellbeing of all Earth’s inhabitants."
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