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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Maybe body, but Amy’s features are more finely chiseled.
The Rock, Keanu Reeves, Chris Pratt, Tom Cruise and Sandra Bullock disagree.
We’re approaching the point where all actors will be CGI creations anyhow.
I first saw him a decade and a half ago. I said. Who is this guy. What is his draw. I couldn’t see it. I figure he was a good casting couch subject for gay moguls. I still think that is where he came from. Aren’t there any men In Hollywood anymore. The Eastwoods…the Sam Elliots. Even the Bruce Campbell’s.
Chris Pratt is the best of the new tribe.
I miss Duke Wayne
I did enjoy the Romeo and Juliet adaptation he was in.
Movie star? That shrimp. He projects nothing but smugness. fake global warming ‘star’.
I thought he did a decent job portraying Howard Hughes in “The Aviator.” I bought the dvd rather than going to the theater. Other than “The Aviator” and taking my daughters to see Titanic (a couple of times), I can’t name any other movie he has made.
All Hollyweird “stars” can easily be replaced by CGI now. Hopefully, the sooner the better.
He’s just creepy. Ick.
Sounds like Tatiana Segel is looking to get invited to some of the Hollywood parties for the new movie by gushing over an actor who hasn’t worked in four years. (nice work if you can get it )
I’m not sure what she means by “family film.” Sandra Bullock’s been in several that could be considered family films....The Rock has too. I’m not sure about the others.
Makes you wonder how much of his acting in “The Aviator” and “Wolf of Wallstreet” was really acting and how much was The Crazy.
I’m betting “Wolf” showed us a bit of the real Leonardo.
I hated Leonardo early on. But he seems to be getting more interesting with the years.
Just now I saw some amusing clips from “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Looks like an interesting movie, need to see if our public library has it.
I think that as a conservative, I can and should hate Hollywood in general terms. But I should also think there’s always room for exceptions. This is simply being a rational person.
I liked him in The Revenant
Serially abused by homosexual pedophiles as they brought him up through the Hollywood ranks...
DiCaprio can’t even touch Tom Cruise in star power.
My wife and daughters were so embarrassed when I broke out laughing and started clapping when Jack froze to death and sank in Titanic.
I find him b-o-r-i-n-g. As with George Clooney, I am at a loss, and attribute it to some ineffable quality that only Double-X humanoids can perceive.
Hugh Jackman and Clive Owen seem like real leading men to me - not this titanically pedestrian poseur.
I watched The Aviator because I am an amateur aviation historian. I found him barely adequate, but not outstanding, in the role.
Billy Costigan Jr. in the Departed was his best role.
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