Washington, Sept. 19 -- Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese is set to direct an adaptation of the ghost story novel 'What Happens at Night', which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence in the lead roles, reported Variety.

According to the outlet, Apple Original Films is in talks to finance and produce the movie with Studiocanal. Studiocanal acquired the rights to Peter Cameron's acclaimed novel in 2023, with Scorsese on board to produce and Patrick Marber adapting the screenplay.

Cameron's story follows an American couple who travel to a strange, snowy European city to adopt a baby.

"It's a difficult journey that leaves the wife, who is struggling with cancer, desperately weak, and her husband worries that her illness will p...