Walken To Play DiCaprio's Father

Posted Wednesday, January 9, 2002 at 3:44 PM Central

by John Couture

The mega-star project based on the real life story of Frank Abagnale Jr. just got a little brighter. Christopher Walken has agreed to play Frank Abagnale Sr., Leonardo DiCaprio's father, in Catch Me If You Can.

The movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, already boasts Tom Hanks as an FBI agent trying to track down DiCaprio's Abagnale Jr., who happens to be the youngest person ever placed on the FBI's Most Wanted list.