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Leonardo DiCaprio to Play Cult Leader Jim Jones in MGM Film

Leonardo DiCaprio to Play Cult Leader Jim Jones in MGM Film

BY CHRIS GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The Oscar-winning actor is in final talks to play the controversial figure behind the 1978 Jonestown mass suicide at Jonestown that claimed 909 lives. Leonardo DiCaprio has played a number of real-life figures throughout his Oscar-winning career, from politicians (J. Edgar Hoover in J. Edgar) and criminal forgers (Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me if You Can) to legendary moguls (Howard Hughes in The Aviator) and corrupt stockbrokers (Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street), to name but a few. The 46-year-old is poised to add one more as he’s in final talks to step…
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