At least with DeNiro, you got a new character with most every movie. DiCapprio tends to portray slight variations of the same character. Either the director likes his lead actors Italian, or he is waiting for another Titanic sweep at the box office.
I can’t figure out what’s with Scorsese’s obsession with casting DiCaprio as the lead in ALL his movies lately. Seriously, this is the guy who directed Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Cape Fear, etc., etc. Just TRY to picture those movies with the teen heartthrob from Titanic in the title role. Yeah, DiCaprio in a mirror barking “Are you talkin’ to me?”
Tim Burton has a similar obsession with putting Johnny Depp in all his movies regardless of the story or characters, but at least in that case it’s a weirdo who likes working with another weirdo. To go from De Niro to DiCaprio and be thrilled with the casting change... Scorsese HAS to be doing some good drugs. No wonder he likes “Wolf of Wall Street”!