DiCaprio to star in Gibson Viking drama

Leonardo DiCaprio and Mel Gibson have teamed up to make a period drama about Vikings.

Gibson is to direct and DiCaprio will lead the cast of the film, which is expected to begin shooting late next year. The Departed screenwriter William Monahan and its producer Graham King, who worked with DiCaprio on the Boston-set crime drama, are also involved in the new venture.

"This will be an awe-inspiring story, created with some of the industry’s finest cinematic talent, and I am just over the moon to be making this film with Mel, Leo and Bill," King told Variety.

DiCaprio can next be seen starring in Christopher Nolan's sci-fi thriller Inception.