It seems like ages ago that we last heard about Leonardo DiCaprio and Ridley Scott wanting to finally get together and make “Brave New World” already. The title is currently at Universal, and word from THR is that a screenwriter has finally been brought over to pen the draft for Scott to direct and DiCaprio to star.

I will go ahead and admit it right now: when it comes to classic sci-fi literature, I’m hopelessly out of my league. Most of my sci-fi IQ dates to science fiction movies, and a few scattered sci-fi books here and there, but nothing on the scale that I could tell you what Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” was about off the top of my head. But apparently a lot of people know about it and love it, and with the rights to the film seemingly settled, it now appears as if the movie version is finally moving forward — with Ridley Scott eyeing the director’s chair and no other than Leonardo DiCaprio eyeing the leading role.