DiCaprio, Hill re-team for Olympics security story

Hill will star as Jewell in the planned film, which was presented to the two actors as they searched for another joint project. DiCaprio is expected to both produce and play Jewell’s attorney.

Jewell was initially hailed as a hero for spotting a suspicious backpack and moving people out of harm’s way just before a bomb exploded in Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park, killing one and injuring 111 others. But within days, he was named as a suspect in the blast. He died in 2007 at age 44.

Hill said in an interview that he found Jewell’s story “heartbreaking.”