Leonardo DiCaprio to Play Villain in THE SECRET SERVICE?

Leonardo DiCaprio could be headed back into villain territory in Matthew Vaughn's new big screen comic book adaptation of The Secret Service. According to Contact Music, the actor is in talks to join the film, in which he would face off against Super Spy Colin Firth, who was previously cast in the project. 

The source of the information says ''Leo is the perfect bad guy. Comic book films aren't usually associated with him but this could be a great fit.'' DiCaprio was amazing in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained. After seeing him in that, I hoped he would play more dark villainous characters. Hopefully this bit of news is true because it would be fun to see him in a comic book film. As of right now this is just a rumor, but I hope it turns out to be true.

The Secret Service has been described as Vaughn and Mark Millar's version of Marvel's  S.H.I.E.L.D. The story follows a James Bond-type super spy named Uncle Jack who works for MI6. He ends up taking his slacker nephew Gary under his wing, and mentors him in tradecraft in the hopes that Gary can change and become an MI6 agent.

Last I heard, Vaughn and the studio were trying to get Aaron Taylor-Johnson on board as the slacker nephew. It was also reported awhile back that Mark Hamill had joined the cast of the film as well. 

This seems like it's shaping up to be a great film project!

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