An action drama is in the works by director Edward Zwick. "Blood Diamond," is likely to star Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou.

The film revolves around Danny Archer (DiCaprio), a South African mercenary, and Solomon Vandy (Hounsou), a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories as different as any can be, until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives. While in prison for smuggling, Archer learns that Solomon - who was taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields - has found and hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With the help of Maddy Bowen (Connelly), an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men embark on a trek through rebel territory, a journey that could save Solomon´s family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have.

Charles Leavitt and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz developed the screenplay. Paula Weinstein, Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick, Gillian Gorfil and Graham King are set to produce the feature.

Filming will take place in Port Edward, South Africa; Maputo, Mozambique and Cape Town, South Africa.

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