THR
While there is no offer for a role, Brody is said to have met with Chazelle for the part of Shelly Saltman, the author and sports promoter who was viciously attacked by Knievel with an aluminum bat.
Chazelle has been working on a prison project earlier last year but switched mid-air when Knievel began fueling up and generating interest from DiCaprio. It helped that the project has a script by William Monahan, who penned DiCaprio’s Oscar-winning crime film, The Departed.
If a deal can be closed with DiCaprio, the biggest priority at this point, sources say a shoot could be underway this summer.