Leonardo DiCaprio Eyes Woodrow Wilson Biopic

Leonardo DiCaprio may have taken on a high profile biopic role or two before in his back – to varying success – but it seems as if the A-list actor is still keen to do more. After making a comment about retiring some months back, Leo seems to be as hardworking as ever and this time has set his sights on a Presidential biopic about the 28th American President, Woodrow Wilson. Most known for signing the Treaty of Versailles and helping form the League of Nations, Wilson just recently re-entered the spotlight due to a hotly debated biography from A. Scott Berg.

For all of his talent and the plenitude of captivating performances DiCaprio has put in, he’s only been nominated for an Academy Award twice. Once for his depiction of aviation tycoon Howard Hughes in Martin Scorsese‘s The Aviator and once for his South African diamond-smuggling-antihero in Blood Diamond. Once thought to be an easy Oscar lock, his turn in Clint Eastwood‘s J. Edgar ended up avoiding any nomination and skirted around most award recognition at all.

But if Steven Spielberg‘s Lincoln is any indication of the draw of a presidential biopic in the 2010s, it’s safe to say that the combination of a strong performance and good source material is sure to draw audiences in en masse. For now, nothing is set in stone. I figure I’ll gauge my interest going forward depending on what other talent ends up getting involved.