Da Vinci gets action film treatment

Warner Bros. plans to add another star named Leonardo to its stable of films, but this time it's not DiCaprio but da Vinci.The studio is turning the Mona Lisa and Last Supper painter and prolific inventor into an action hero in a film titled Leonardo da Vinci and the Soldiers of Forever.The film version of da Vinci will place him as a member of a secret society.Da Vinci becomes embroiled in a supernatural mystery that pits him against Biblical demons.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie has been likened to a mix of Indiana Jones meets National Treasure, sending the artist on an adventure involving "secret codes, lost civilizations, hidden fortresses and fallen angels."Adrian Askarieh created the story and will be producing the film, now seeking a script writer.Da Vinci, who died in 1519, was a true Renaissance man who invented many contraptions in addition to being an engineer, musician, sculptor, mathematician, botanist and writer.It's the latest in a series of acquisitions by Warner Bros. focusing on legendary figures. Last week, the studio plucked an idea about Marco Polo and it's also collaborating with director Guy Ritchie on a King Arthur project.