Leonardo DiCaprio is still in negotations to play the lead role in
Alexander the Great reports
MTV Online.
A spokesman for DiCaprio described him as "very interested" in starring in Luhrmanns' epic and said that final contractual arrangements are still underway.
The site goes on to say that Luhrmann also wants Nicole Kidman to play Alexander's mother, Olympia, though representatives for the busy actress insist she is not yet officially onboard.