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LOS ANGELES - Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet are to reunite on screen for the first time since their 1997 blockbuster "Titanic," it was reported on Friday.
The duo will star as a suburban couple struggling to grapple with post-war disillusionment in an adaptation of Richard Yates's 1961 novel "Revolutionary Road," movie industry daily Variety reported.
The film will be directed by Winslet's husband, Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes, and is to be made by Steven Spielberg's Dreamworks, the report said. It will be the first time Mendes has directed his wife, the report added.
Filming is to get underway later this year.
The reunion of DiCaprio and Winslet brings together two of the hottest stars in show business. Both DiCaprio and British star Winslet are strongly in demand for their recent performances in "The Departed" and "Little Children," respectively.
DiCaprio has received three Oscar nominations during his career while Winslet became the youngest woman to be nominated five times for an Oscar earlier this year for her portrayal of an adulteress in "Little Children."
"Titanic" remains the biggest box-office hit of all time with 1.8 billion dollars in earnings. It also won a record-equalling 11 Oscars.
Yates's "Revolutionary Road" follows a couple living in Connecticut in 1955, both struggling to find fulfillment in their lives.
The novel was a hit upon publication and was shortlisted for the National Book Award along with "Catch 22" and "The Moviegoer."
- AFP /ls
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