Barry Jenkins, who won an Oscar for writing Moonlight, has been tapped to write a feature adaptation of the 2014 documentary Virunga that will be produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and released once again on Netflix. DiCaprio executive produced the documentary from writer-director Orlando von Einsiedel, whose film earned an Oscar nomination for its depiction of the rangers who regularly risk their lives to save Africa's most beloved national park and its endangered gorillas. DiCaprio will produce via his Appian Way banner along with Jennifer Davisson and Phillip Watson, as well as Oscar winner Joann Natasegara of Violent Films. …
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