LOS ANGELES - He showed up at the
Oscars in a hybrid car and lobbied loudly for worldwide access to clean water. Now actor-activist
Leonardo DiCaprio is making a documentary about global environmental issues.
He has started production on "11th Hour," a feature-length film that explores global warming and offers solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems, publicist Keleigh Thomas said Monday.
"Global warming is not only the No. 1 environmental challenge we face today, but one of the most important issues facing all of humanity," DiCaprio, 31, said in a statement.
The film is scheduled to be released in fall 2006, Thomas said.
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