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His adventures in the galaxy far, far away have yielded even more significant box office numbers, with 2015's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" earning over $2 billion, while its 2019 threequel "The Rise of Skywalker" closed out the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy with over $1 billion earned. Along with helming the 2011 sci-fi cult classic "Super 8," Abrams' next cinematic ventures saw the director tackle arguably the two biggest sci-fi movie franchises out there.Ībrams lived long and prospered directing both 2009's "Star Trek" and its 2013 follow-up "Star Trek Into Darkness," both of which also saw positive reviews, with the former even winning an Academy Award for best makeup (via IMDb). His directorial career was kick-started with 2006's "Mission Impossible III," which went on to earn positive reviews (via Rotten Tomatoes) and nearly $400 million worldwide (via Box Office Mojo). Abrams is no stranger to the world of adaptations. Abrams will be producing the film under his Bad Robot production company (via Deadline), opening up the chances of having him as director. This includes his several collaborations with hailed director Martin Scorsese such as "The Aviator," "The Wolf of Wall Street" (via IMDb), and the upcoming "Killers of the Flower Moon" (via Coming Soon).


On top of that, many of DiCaprio's projects saw him pull double duty as both actor and producer.

DiCaprio's legendary filmography needs no introduction, as his roles in such acclaimed films as "Titanic," "Inception," "Django Unchained," and "The Revenant," the latter of which earned him an Academy Award, have launched the actor into a level of stardom that few could imagine. But if all goes well, we could see DiCaprio take on the role of Billy Summers himself. Abrams, Leonardo DiCaprio will be producing the film under his production company Appian Way (via Deadline). There is currently no official cast attached to the film adaptation of "Billy Summers." However, one of the film's key players could very well slip into the role of the titular character.Īs mentioned earlier, alongside J.J.
