Leonardo DiCaprio will star in 'The Crowded Room' in which he will play a character with 24 personalities.

Leonardo Dicaprio could be facing his most challenging role yet. The 40-year-old actor is set to play Billy Milligan in The Crowded Room. DiCaprio will have to play 24 separate characters as Milligan suffered from multiple personality disorder. The project has been long in the making as DiCaprio first expressed his interest in playing the role in 1997 but the film was shelved for more than a decade. Now, with DiCaprio's production company Appian Way and New Regency, the project has been revived.

Leonardo DiCaprio will star and produce The Crowded Room.

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Milligan was embroiled in a high publicised court case in the 1970s in which he was accused of robbery and raping three women. Milligan pleaded insanity and, after he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, his defence team were the first to use multiple personality disorder as a defence. Milligan was thought to have 24 personalities of which less than half were known to his psychiatrists. Following the trial, Milligan was incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital for a decade.

The Crowded Room will be based on Daniel Keyes' non-fiction book on Milligan, The Minds of Billy Milligan. The book will be adapted by Jason Smilovic and Todd Katzberg. Smilovic has previously written and created such series as Kidnapped and My Own Worst Enemy. Katzberg has previously worked with Smilovic on Kidnapped.

In addition to starring in The Crowded Room, DiCaprio will also produce the film alongside Jennifer Davisson (Red Riding Hood) and Alexandra Milchan (Paranoia).

THR first reported the news.

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It was an offseason of changes for the Twins after their fourth straight year of a least 92 losses, and as a result, Mauer sees more optimism heading into this season than in years past.

"It's a lot of excitement," Mauer said. "It's a new year and a lot of new faces. A lot of guys in this room didn't experience the last four years. So it's a new year, and we approach it that way."

But it's not just the hiring of Molitor -- a fellow St. Paul native -- and the offseason additions of Hunter and Santana that has the six-time All-Star excited for this season. Mauer is happy he was able to have what he calls a "normal offseason" after dealing with concussion-like symptoms last offseason that caused him to push back his workouts until late January.

There was no injury maintenance this winter, which allowed Mauer to focus on improving his flexibility and strength while working out with trainer and stretching guru Roger Erickson in Minnesota.

"I had a very productive offseason," Mauer said. "The last couple years I had a lot of things to deal with, especially last year with the concussion. I didn't really get a good base heading into the year. I feel great this year and I hope it stays that way."

Mauer knows he didn't play up to his usual standard in his first year at first base last season, when he hit .277/.361/.371 with just four homers, 27 doubles and 55 RBIs in 120 games. Mauer is expected to increase his durability after moving out from behind the plate due to his concussion late in the '13 season, but it simply didn't happen last year. Mauer couldn't stay healthy and was out for 40 days, missing 34 games in July and early August with a strained right oblique.

Mauer believes vigorous stretching exercises this offseason will help him stay healthy this season, which would be key for a club that still finished seventh in the Majors in runs scored in '14 despite his down year.

"You have to pay attention to your body. I'm getting older," said Mauer, who turns 32 on April 19. "I'm finding out what works and doesn't work. Trying to make adjustments."

Molitor, who also dealt with durability questions during his playing career, said he notices a difference in Mauer this spring, and said he's glad to see Mauer has moved on from the concussion symptoms.

"I think it means a lot for him," Molitor said. "I think coming back last year after what had happened the previous season, you always have those questions. He's got friends that have gone through it with Corey Koskie and Justin [Morneau]. We all know how validated our concern is over concussion issues. I'm sure there was a little hesitancy there. Like I said when I had a chance to visit with him this winter, he's excited to be back and not have to be concerned about those type of things."

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When Flagler Countys first Chick-fil-A restaurant opens March 19, 100 lucky patrons will win a year of free food.

PALM COAST Construction is nearing completion on Flagler Countys first Chick-fil-A, and the opening will be preceded by a 24-hour First 100 event in which the first 100 people who line up outside the restaurant will win a year of free food.

The restaurant will open at 6 a.m. March 19, said Tiffany Simmons, a Chick-fil-A spokeswoman.

It is located at 1000 Palm Coast Parkway NW, at the corner of Boulder Rock Drive and a short distance west of Interstate 95.

The catch for the free-food reward is that people may begin lining up on the property 24 hours in advance, according to Chick-fil-A.

Once they arrive and register, they must remain on the property for the full 24 hours prior to the opening. If more than 100 people show up the morning of March 18, there will be a drawing for the 100 people who may stay, said Simmons.

The restaurant will fill the wait time with a parking lot party that will include games and music along with breakfast, lunch and dinner, according to Chick-fil-A.

The free-food reward translates to 52 No. 1 meals, which are placed on a digital card, said Simmons.

Its something we do for all of our grand openings, said Trey Senn, a company spokesman. We really find its an enrichment of the community ... and people really get behind the operator of the restaurant.

The owner and operator of the Palm Coast location is Glen Efford, whose brother owns a store in St. Augustine. Senn said Effords brother was discovering a number of his customers were traveling from Palm Coast to have Chick-fil-A food, so his brother saw an opportunity.

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The event caters to people who have an appreciation for bringing new life to old structures.

We are a generation of community-minded people, and we want to make our mark, said Bernice Radle, the event's keynote speaker.

Conference attendees learned how to give historic structures some love, along with information on how to get a house onto a national register or how to repair an old window.

(We're) teaching them and motivating them to restore and preserve them, Kristine Gerber of Restoration Exchange said. Your city cannot be strong unless your historical urban core is strong.

Craftsman Tim Christenson demonstrated that just because windows are old, it doesnt mean that they have to be replaced.

And that's the way of making an old window thermally rival a new one, Christenson said.

He also showed people how to use old plaster.

You would be surprised what goes in the dumpsters, Christenson said. There's something to be said for purity in a house, and every time somebody takes away a little bit of a house, it's gone forever.

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