Remember the 2006 blockbuster movie “Blood Diamonds” where DiCaprio could draw attention from across the globe to the human atrocities meted out on those hapless people working diamond mines in African war zones?
Till then the world outside never heard about them nor had any concrete understanding of the issues. And he is at it again. According latest reports, DiCaprio is all set to make an impact by making two films that can create global awareness about the plight of African rhinos and elephants, both on the brink of extinction.
He along with two of his friends hope to bring that same kind of global awareness with the two new Hollywood projects.
According to reports, Warner Bros. studios has already given go ahead to Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy to produce two separate films about the devastating problem of animal poaching and illegal animal smuggling in Africa.
The first project titled Up In The Air written by Sheldon Turner is being produced by Maguire and DiCaprio. It is reported that the story was inspired by Hardy’s real-life friends who were former Special Forces operatives that became anti-poaching fighters in South Africa.
The second flick, yet to be written, will detail how “the trafficking industry” kills African animals so their tusks and horns can be sold for aphrodisiacs and “supposed” healing properties used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Hope the world will come to the rescue of African animals who are brutally slaughtered by poachers for reasons obvious.
Kudos to DiCaprio, keep it up, man!
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