Nolan casts DiCaprio in 'Inception'

LOS ANGELES, March 4 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Leonardo DiCaprio has been cast as the lead in Christopher Nolan's cerebral science-fiction flick "Inception," which is to be filmed this summer.

The Hollywood Reporter said "The Dark Knight" director wrote and plans to direct "Inception," a movie set within "the architecture of the mind."

The film is slated for theatrical release in 2010.

DiCaprio was most recently seen in the film "Revolutionary Road" and will soon headline "Shutter Island," his latest collaboration with director Martin Scorsese.

DiCaprio and Scorsese previously worked together on "Gangs of New York," "The Aviator" and "The Departed."