"Who played the role of Howard Hughes in the 2004 film ""The Aviator""?"
The Aviator (2004 film) The Aviator (2004 film) The Aviator is a 2004 American epic biographical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by John Logan. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes, Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn, and Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner. The supporting cast features Ian Holm, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law as Errol Flynn, Gwen Stefani as Jean Harlow, Kelli Garner as Faith Domergue, Matt Ross, Willem Dafoe, Alan Alda, and Edward Herrmann. Based on the 1993 non-fiction book "Howard Hughes: The Secret Life" by Charles Higham, the film depicts the life of Howard Hughes, an aviation
The Aviator (2004 film) Christopher Nolan was developing a film about Hughes based on the book "Hughes: The Private Diaries, Memos and Letters" by Richard Hack. The film was shelved when Scorsese was on board to direct "The Aviator". Nolan returned to his Howard Hughes project after completing "The Dark Knight Rises". This time, Nolan used the book "Citizen Hughes: The Power, the Money and the Madness" by Michael Drosnin as the source of his film. Nolan wrote the script and the script follows the darker and final years of Hughes's life. Nolan, once again, shelved the project when Warren Beatty was developing his