“Not to be preachy about it, but discipline is everything for a working writer, at least for this one. Here is Winslow’s take on the craft of writing:
Leonardo DiCaprio on the run in 1950s Vietnam? I’m in! It is a heart pounding spy thriller with tremendous action and also a very sophisticated cold war love story.” “Shane and I are totally immersed in writing the script right now. From ‘Catch Me If You Can to ‘Gangs Of New York,’ from ‘Titanic’ to ‘Inception.’ When Shane first suggested him for ‘Satori’ I said ‘We’ll never get him,’ and Shane said ‘let me see what I can do.’ Producers John Lesher and Jennifer Davisson Killoran helped make that happen and when I found out he said yes I was incredibly excited because he is Nicolai Hel,” Winslow enthused. He is such a smart, versatile actor and he is the reason this all came together at Warner Brothers. DiCaprio’s film and I am thrilled about that. And Winslow confirms that the project is still very much on the move.
Last fall, it was announced that the project was snapped up as a vehicle for Leonardo DiCaprio. So given the thriller elements and rich subtext beneath, it’s no surprise Hollywood came calling. But when things go wrong, Nicholai is on the run through 1950s Vietnam hiding out from everybody ranging from worldwide intelligence agencies, the Corsican mob and a Vietnamese criminal syndicate. The CIA bails him out and teams him up with a beautiful French woman who trains him to assassinate the Russian commissioner to China. When his master faces charges of war crimes, Nicholai kills him “as an act of devotion” but gets thrown in jail for murder. Lifting the protagonist from Trevanian’s novel “Shibumi,” the story follows Nicholai Hel, a martial arts expert and assassin raised in Japan who is also a master the ancient game of Go. His latest effort “Satori” may seem on the face it yet another thriller - the book jacket draws instant reference points to James Bond and Jason Bourne - but instead offers something very different from both those franchises. The PlayList feature mentions a prequel to “Savages” called “The Kings of Cool,” another one of 16 books Winslow has written. So I was interested to see this article yesterday in The PlayList about Winslow and some of his movie projects.įirst there is the aforementioned Savages, written by Winslow and Shane Salerno, directed by Oliver Stone, and with an excellent cast including Aaron Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Emile Hirsch, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Salma Hayek, and Benicio Del Toro.
I don’t have the time to read as many novels as I’d like, but one I did get to last year on the strong recommendation of a friend was “Savages” by Don Winslow.
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