Hollywood deals update: Paramount goes casino; Fox revisits 'Family History'

Here's what's currently going on inside the Hollywood studio world:

• Paramount is developing a project about online casinos in Costa Rica, with Leonardo DiCaprio attached to produce and maybe star in. Brian Koppelman and David Levien ("Ocean's Thirteen") came up with the pitch. Look for DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island." (Variety)

• Fox is working on a project entitled "Family History," written by Marc Haimes from a draft by Michael Punke. Haimes told the Hollywood Reporter the film centers on a family embarking on a treasure hunt through time. Haimes also wrote "Elevator Men."

• Paramount also bought "Honey Pot," a pitch from Elizabeth Meriwether. Described as an action comedy, the film centers on two women caught up in the world of international espionage. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Stuart Beattie, whose credits include "Australia" and "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," is developing a flick based on John Marsden's novel "Tomorrow, When the War Began." The series follows a gang of Australian teens battling the invasion of their homeland. (THR)