Posted on 07/23/2019 12:56:46 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
In an age of pre-branded franchises and social media currency...DiCaprio remains a global movie star, one whose consistent bankability and acclaim set him apart from his peers...He is arguably the only global superstar left in a film industry in which an interchangeable group of actors regularly suit up in spandex or brandish a lightsaber for the latest billion-dollar earner — only to be ignored by audiences outside of franchises...
DiCaprio sits alone atop the Hollywood pantheon without ever having made a comic book movie, family film or pre-branded franchise. Leo is the franchise.
Now, after a four-year absence from the big screen following his Oscar-winning turn in The Revenant, DiCaprio returns July 26 with Sony's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino's adults-only interpretation of the Manson murders.
After the unprecedented success of Titanic — then the highest-grossing movie of all time — DiCaprio made a choice that would define his career over the next two decades: Instead of following up the blockbuster with a tried-and-true formula of tentpoles or high-concept thrillers, the Los Angeles native eschewed box office glory to work with the top directors in Hollywood.
Off-camera, DiCaprio has maintained a carefully crafted air of mystery. Some crewmembers on Once Upon a Time were instructed to avoid making eye contact with him, according to an on-set source. At the Cannes Film Festival in May, he brought his parents to the Once Upon a Time premiere but skipped other events on the Croisette despite having his security team do a sweep of a Nikki Beach party to promote the environmental documentary And We Go Green, which he produced with longtime friend Fisher Stevens, who says that they are in talks with John Kerry about producing an eco-minded series about threats to the world's oceans...
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Meh...
“And We Go Green, which he produced with longtime friend Fisher Stevens, who says that they are in talks with John Kerry about producing an eco-minded series about threats to the world’s oceans...”
How handy, he will hardly have to leave his 453’ yacht.
They’re ALL worthless LIBTARDS to me.
Wow, sounds like a great guy. /sarc
Leo couldn’t carry Tom Hanks jock.
I’ve always considered him a B movie actor. Very forgettable.
i’ve always liked Leo. I had read that he was slated to play Frank Sinatra, but that movie never made it to fruition.
Oh boy there's a winner. Has Leo given up his yacht? His private jet?
The highest paid, most in demand actor
in Hollywood is Amy Adams.
The “Hollywood Reporter” lets the staff choom at work?
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IOW, he has lost his acting chops (probably for predictable reasons) and is now reduced to some caricature role from a juvenile Quentin Tarantino movie.
I don’t even know who Amy Adams is.
I admit to not keeping up with popular culture too much.
Haven't yet found anyone who could even name a couple at most. Some can't name any at all.
Leni
Leonardo DiCaprio was/is/has always been a wuss.
Heh, he’d be an extra back in my parents day (and before) had to complete with real actors with talent. Actors who know how to keep their mouths shut sans a script so folks wouldn’t realize how dumb some of them really are.
Howzat climate change thing going for you fatso?
My FIL grew up and was friends, with the La Bianco family.
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