The Devil in the White City Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Jan. 22, 2025

The Devil in the White City

Director: Martin Scorsese

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio

N/A Drama N/A

98% WILL SEE 2% WON'T SEE

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Story selection and rights acquired; idea being crafted into usable script; financing and casting attachments sought; aiming for 'greenlight'. 20th Century has boarded the project. No script exists yet per Deadline.

January 22, 2025

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: The story focuses on the lives of two men who turned the 1893 Chicago World's Fair into their playground. One man, Daniel H. Burnham, the architect responsible for the fair's construction, in a short period of time was forced to overcome immense obstacles to construct the famous "White City" around which the fair was built. The other, H.H. Holmes, was a serial killer masquerading as a charming doctor who is believed to be responsible for scores of murders around the time of the fair. Holmes devised and erected the World's Fair Hotel, complete with crematorium and gas chamber, near the fairgrounds and used the event as well as his own charismatic personality to lure victims to their death.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Devil in the White City.

Leonardo DiCaprio
... H.H. Holmes

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Crew Behind the Film

The The Devil in the White City behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Martin Scorsese last directed Killers of the Flower Moon and Rolling Thunder. The film's writer Billy Ray last wrote Richard Jewell and Terminator: Dark Fate.

Director: Martin Scorsese
Screenwriter: Billy Ray
Producers: Leonardo DiCaprio
Jennifer Davisson Killoran
Michael Shamberg
Stacey Sher

Studios: 20th Century Studios
Production Company: Appian Way Productions; Double Feature Films

Production Details

What we know about the The Devil in the White City movie production.

Key Facts

Based on Erik Larson's bestselling novel of the same name. The Devil in the White City spent three years on the New York Times bestseller list, has sold 2.3 million copies and has been translated into 17 languages.

Production Updates for The Devil in the White City

Jan 2025

Development

Changed The Devil in the White City movie production status. 20th Century has boarded the project. No script exists yet per Deadline.

Jan 2017

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Martin Scorsese says the script is being worked on, per Sun Media. Leonardo DiCaprio purchased the film rights to the book in 2010.

Aug 2015

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Paramount just closed a deal to acquire the Erik Larson book The Devil In The White City: Murder, Magic And Madness At The Fair That Changed America.

Dec 2011

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

Nov 2010

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. No additional details available for this status.

Sep 2010

Concept

Changed the movie production status to Concept. No news since 2008

Oct 2009

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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Parent Rating: N/A Not available
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Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Release Dates

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The Devil in the White City is coming out to on To Be Announced (TBA) There are 9,435 other movies coming out on the same date, including The Rosie Project, Madagascar 4 and The Nightingale.