, Sept. 20 -- Legendary director Martin Scorsese is set to direct a film adaptation of Peter Cameron's novel What Happens at Night, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, Variety reported.

Apple Original Films is in talks to co-produce the movie with Studiocanal, which acquired the rights in 2023. Patrick Marber is adapting the screenplay.

The story follows an American couple who travel to a snowy European city to adopt a baby. The wife, battling cancer, becomes weak, while her husband fears her illness may jeopardize the adoption. They stay at the eerie Borgarfjaroasysla Grand Imperial Hotel, where enigmatic characters challenge the couple's understanding of their marriage, themselves, and life.

Scorsese and DiCaprio have c...