An eccentric counter-culture novel is now a $140m blockbuster from the director of Magnolia and the star of Titanic. Will the risk pay off?

Dwayne 'The Author' Johnson is writing a true crime book about the Hawaiian mob that will serve as the inspiration for his upcoming drama film directed by Martin Scorsese.

Studios is saying “aloha” to Martin Scorsese’s Hawaii-set crime thriller starring Dwayne Johnson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Emily Blunt (with whom the concept and film idea originated). Journalist and ...