20 Most Exciting Movies Announced In 2016

18. Sandcastle Empire

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In February, it was announced that Leonardo DiCaprio is on-board to produce an adaptation of Kayla Olson's as-yet unreleased young adult novel The Sandcastle Empire.

Set in 2049, the book is set in a post-apocalyptic Earth where climate change has ravaged the world, while protagonist Eden desperately searches for her missing father and attempts to bring down the savage clan known as the Wolfpack.

Any fan of DiCaprio's knows how environmental activism is extremely close to his heart, and while it remains to be seen if the end product will be a powerful polemic or another heavy-handed YA bust, DiCaprio's involvement is certainly something to be intrigued by.

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