Jesse Plemons has signed on for a lead role in Martin Scrosese’s big budget Western drama “Killers of the Flower Moon,” in a casting move that reunites the pair after their work together on “The Irishman.” Plemons’ casting confirms last year’s reports that the script for “Flower Moon” was undergoing a drastic overhaul, which is one reason Paramount sold the film to Apple, as the script changes allegedly made the film “less commercial.”.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, “Plemons will play Tom White, the lead FBI agent investigating the murders.” The role of Tom White was originally written for Leonardo DiCaprio when the film was being developed for Paramount, the idea being to have DiCaprio star as the traditional good guy of the movie.

As THR adds: “Plemons now finds himself in a role that was originally going to be played by DiCaprio before the Oscar-winner segued to a secondary lead.”.

During the development of “Killers of the Flower Moon,” DiCaprio pushed to have his role changed from Tom White to the nephew of the movie’s primary antagonist, played by Robert De Niro.

THR reports Plemons was also offered a lead role in Jordan Peele’s new film, but scheduling conflicts prevented him from signing on to star in both films