Leonardo DiCaprio as President

Leo wants an Oscar and he'll play the president to win one (not Clinton, that would be too much fun).

It was just announced that Leonardo DiCaprio will star as Teddy Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States.

Expect Leo to give another fantastic performance in a bid to win an Oscar (he was nominated last year but lost to Jamie Foxx). Paramount Pictures just bought the rights to the script. No date has been set yet but it's anticipated that filming will begin late this year/early next with a potential December 2006 release (when all the Oscar contenders are released). Leo's in NY now finishing up filming on "The Departed".