(160229) -- LOS ANGELES, Feb. 29, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Leonardo DiCaprio, actor in a leading role nominee for his role in "The Revenant", arrives for the red carpet of the 88th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, the United States, on Feb. 28, 2016. (Xinhua/Yang Lei) (lyi)
London, Jun 22 (PTI) Actor Leonardo Dicaprio is set to make an action thriller based on the real-life search for a fugitive fishing ship.
The 41-year-old actor will produce the movie, titled "The Outlaw Ocean" through his production company Appian Way for internet video streaming service Netflix.
The movie will tell the story of how a vigilante crew stalked a notorious fish poaching ship across 10,000 miles and three oceans, reported Female First.
Leonardo, a committed environmental activist, had signed a deal with Netflix to produce non-fiction based films and documentaries about controversial environmental themes.
"There's never been a more critical time for our planet or more of a need for gifted storytellers to help us all make sense of the issues we face," he said.
