Washington
(ANI):
Warner
Bros.
has
obtained
the
remake
rights
to
the
South
Korean
hit
'The
Chaser'
for
1
million
dollars
plus
various
incentives
based
on
the
remake's
Box
Office
performance.
William
Monahan
is
in
discussions
to
write
the
script
and
Leonardo
DiCaprio
is
in
negotiations
to
star
in
the
film
based
loosely
on
the
exploits
of
a
real-life
serial
killer,
originally
played
by
Ha
Jung-woo,
reports
Variety.
The
producers
will
be
Dan
Lin,
Doug
Davison,
Roy
Lee
and
Monahan,
with
DiCaprio
likely
to
end
up
in
some
producing
capacity
as
well.
Kim
Su-jin,
head
of
production
house
Bidangil
Pictures,
will
also
get
a
co-production
credit.
Chaser,
from
director
Na
Hong-jin,
grossed
more
than
20
million
dollars
in
20
days
of
release,
and
was
pre-sold
to
France,
Benelux,
Greece
and
Hong
Kong
at
Berlin's
European
Film
Market
last
month.