Leonardo DiCaprio says he and The Wolf of Wall Street co-star Jonah Hill are "going to come up with something unique" as they re-team to tell the story of 1996 Olympics security guard Richard Jewell.
Hill will star as Jewell in the planned film.
"I think it's such a heartbreaking story and such an interesting story about the 24-hour news cycle: a man becoming a hero and then the world's biggest villain within 24 hours of each other," Hill said on Thursday night.
DiCaprio is expected to both produce the film and play Jewell's lawyer.
"The whole premise of it is fascinating in its own right," DiCaprio said, before praising Hill.
"When you work with somebody of his talent and his vision, I think we're going to come up with something unique."
Jewell was initially hailed as a hero for spotting a suspicious backpack and moving people out of harm's way just before a bomb exploded in the Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, killing one and injuring more than 100 others.
But within days, he was named as a suspect in the blast. He was eventually exonerated and died in 2007 at the age 44.
Both DiCaprio and Hill have been nominated for Academy Awards for their work in the Wolf of Wall Street.
