MUMBAI: Leonardo Dicaprio is re-teaming with ‘Shutter Island‘ writer Dennis Lehane. The Hollywood writer will write the screenplay for DiCaprio‘s crime picture ‘Travis McGee‘, based on John D. MacDonald‘s 1964 book ‘The Deep Blue Good-by‘ according to The Hollywood Reporter.
 
The mystery novel was the first of a 21 book series focusing on the character Travis McGee, a self-described ‘‘salvage consultant‘‘. The film - to be developed by DiCaprio‘s Appian Way company - is seen by backers 20th Century Fox as a potential franchise.
 
The screenplay will be the second book Lehane has adapted after ‘Shutter Island‘ - which also starred DiCaprio. This will be the first film project Lehane has worked on which is not a direct adaptation of his own work.
 
Lehane has also enjoyed Hollywood success with his previous novels, with both ‘Mystic River‘ and ‘Gone, Baby, Gone‘ adapted into films.
 
His novel ‘Live by Night‘ is also reportedly being prepared to hit soon on big screens.