HONG KONG -- Following the Oscars success of "The Departed," Leonardo DiCaprio, Warner Bros and screenwriter William Monahan will reteam for a remake of another Hong Kong movies "Confession of Pain."

Like "Infernal Affairs"," the source material for "Departed," "Confession" was directed by Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak Siu-fai. Script was by Felix Chong. Action sees a mid-ranking detective use a buddy and former cop to investigate the murder of his father-in-law. Both "Infernal Affairs" and "Confession" were produced and repped by Hong Kong's Media Asia.

Monahan will write screenplay after tackling "The Long Play," a rock and roll epic being set up for "Departed" helmer Martin Scorsese at Paramount. Monahan will take an executive producer credit on "Confession."

Pic is being developed for DiCaprio to star, although he is unlikely to officially commit until after reading completed script. Only then would he choose which of two roles are for him. Original starred Tony Leung Chiu-wai ("In the Mood for Love") and Takeshi Kaneshiro ("House of Flying Daggers".)

All rights to the remake will be held by Warner, whose exec Dan Lin will oversee production. Production companies are DiCaprio's Appian Way and Vertigo Entertainment. Producers are DiCaprio and Vertigo partners Roy Lee and Doug Davison.

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