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Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese have collaborated on a number of projects together as actor and director. Beginning their partnership with Gangs of New York, the duo went on to work on films such as The Aviator, The Departed, Shutter Island, The Wolf of Wall Street, and the recent Killers of the Flower Moon. The duo are also rumored to collaborate again on a Frank Sinatra biopic.

While the two have worked together on many projects, they have also developed projects that have never seen the light of day. One of those was apparently a biographical drama on Alexander, The Great. The two never got to make it, but the duo may have no regrets about it as Colin Farrell’s version of the film ended up almost costing the actor his career.

Leonardo DiCaprio And Martin Scorsese Almost Developed A Movie On Alexander Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator

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Leonardo DiCaprio turned down perhaps almost as many films as he ended up starring in. There was one feature he was seriously mulling over doing that he decided to pass on for another project.

But if DiCaprio signed on, the movie might’ve been different than the disaster that took a toll on Colin Farrell.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese wanted to do a movie on Alexander the Great Colin Farrell | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

DiCaprio confided that he and his frequent cinematic partner Scorsese had very similar minds when it came to filmmaking. So, when the opportunity came to do a project based on Alexander the Great, they were both interested. But the famous conqueror wasn’t the only historical figure DiCaprio and Scorsese had their eyes on. The pair also planned to develop their Aviator movie about Howard Hughes.

“Alexander The Great was also, like I said before, it...

Burbank, CA (August 14, 2017) – Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment bring together two of pop culture’s all-time heroes – TV’s original Batman and Captain Kirk, Adam West and William Shatner, respectively – to voice the title characters in the full-length, animated feature film, Batman vs. Two-Face. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will make the all-new movie available October 10, 2017 on Digital and October 17, 2017 on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack ($24.98 Srp) and DVD ($19.98 Srp).

As the sequel to the 2016 hit animated film Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, the all-new Batman vs. Two-Face finds Batman and Robin back in classic 1960s action, protecting Gotham City from some of the most nefarious villains in comics history. But when the mutilated master of multiplicity, Two-Face, begins staging a daring crime wave across Gotham, the Caped Crusaders must work double-time to discover his mysterious secret identity before they can halt his evil-doing – all the while combating the likes of Catwoman,...

This one has to be seen to be believed. 

io9 pointed me to this bit of TV history, where William Shatner stared in a pilot for... wait for it... an Alexander The Great TV series. Yup. Blond Bill played the Macedonian Mauler, riding forth across the plains of Persia (i.e. Malibu, CA) with his vast army (of about 10 extras from Central Casting) in hot pursuit of the evil scourge of humanity, Darius the Great. 

Hmm.... did everyone in ancient times go by "the great"?

Adam West, of Batman fame, also has a sizable role in the series, playing one of Alexanders friends, confidants and loyal generals. The whole series even starts off with Shatner saving West from the evil clutches of the Persians.

Besides seeing The Shat with a blond die job and watching him overact when hot water is poured into his bath -- oh yes, you must...