Leonardo DiCaprio to produce Volkswagen scandal movie

Only last month the German car manufacturer admitted 11 million of its diesel vehicles worldwide are fitted with software that beat emission tests and now Variety reports that there’s already a film in the works about the scandal.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson have come aboard to produce Paramount’s film, based on the forthcoming book by Jack Ewing.

Ewing is a writer for the International New York Times and the author of the snappily titled Germany’s Economic Renaissance. Publishers Norton snapped up his pitch for a book on the VW saga for a reported six figures.

Ewing’s book doesn’t exist yet, so the film is obviously some way off with no writers, directors or cast attached so far.

DiCaprio has produced a number of environmental documentaries including the 2014 films Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret and Virunga, about the battle to save the last of the world’s mountain gorillas so it’s no surprise to see him get involved with this project.