Leonardo DiCaprio to producer utopian series 'Island' based on Aldous Huxley's novel

Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company, Appian Way Productions is developing a utopian series Island, along with In Good Company Films. It is based on Aldous Huxley’s vel of same name. Re to kw more.

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Leonardo DiCaprio developing utopian series Island

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Island is said to be an aptation of Aldous Huxley’s final vel of same name, published in 1962. author passed away due to cancer in 1963. He penned down book as utopian counterpoint to his most famous work, Brave New World, dystopian vel published in 1932. Island explores mes of power of human capability and freedom.

Aldous Huxley’s Island shows an incredulous journalist castaway on fictional utopian island of Pala situated in Indian Ocean. Initially tasked with exploiting Pala’s natural resources, he discovers an independently developed society and embraces people, ir culture and tritions, including alternative social structures and psychedelic ventures. His experience transforms course of his mission.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson will executively produce for Appian Way Productions. George DiCaprio and Roee Sharon will also join as executive producers on project. From In Good Company Films, Andrew Alter and Jason Whitmore will serve as executive producers.

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According to reports, Island explores several of ideas and mes that interested Aldous Huxley in post-World War II deces. y were subject of many of his nfiction vels of essays, including Brave New World Revisited, Doors of Perception, Perennial Philosophy, and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. Some of ideas and mes that books consist are ecology, democracy, overpopulation, somatos, mysticism, modernity and enogens. Island and Brave New World, both are said to have common background elements. y were used for good in former and for ill in latter.

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Leonardo DiCaprio as a producer

Appian Way Productions was founded by Leonardo DiCaprio in 2004. Its first project was Aviator starring DiCaprio as le. banner has bankrolled feature films like Orphan, Red Riding Hood, Wolf of Wall Street, Delirium, Robin Hood, Richard Jewell and more. Appian Way collaborated with Netflix on documentaries such as Cowspiracy: Sustainability Secret, Catching Sun, Ivory Game and ors. ir upcoming project includes Disney+ drama miniseries, Right Stuff, based on Tom Wolfe's 1979s book of same name.