Leonardo DiCaprio’s a big star — an entire generation of female moviegoers lost their virginity to other guys while moaning his name. Leo can get any girl he wants. But he lets some annoying mystery babe jerk him around in this campaign for Chinese cell-phone maker “Oppo”. Why is he so obsessed with some random chick who keeps eluding him in Paris? She keeps running off without a word, and she almost runs Leo down with a motorbike. She’s not a great catch, man! Director Jeremy Haccoun filmed five cinematic spots in all — see some teasers and the first two :30s below. (The other three are apparently forthcoming.) They look great — stylistically and thematically reminiscent of Inception. DiCaprio reportedly got paid $5 million to pout, over-emote and bark commands to cabbies in these ads, so Ms. Mystery might want to quit playin’ the dude and let him find her already.
Just a little over a year ago it was announced that director Martin Scorsese and actor Leonardo DiCaprio planned on teaming up for a fifth time in order to make a movie called The Wolf Of Wall Street. These guys always keep themselves busy though, and the script for the film was still being adapted from the memoirs of former day trader Jordan Belfort, so it wasn’t really clear when it would go in front of the camera, if ever.
Since then, the news has changed. According to Deadline Ruhr the duo haveveach committed to making this one their next project, and filming is scheduled to start this August. The Wolf Of Wall Street tells the story of Belfort’s career back during the decade of excess: the 80s. It’s a story full of drugs, women, illegal acts, and massive profits. The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire executive producer Terence Winter adapted the script, which is now finished, but is expected to undergo another polish before Scorsese and company start shooting.
The last couple months of cold weather have kind of slowed the momentum of the Occupy protests, but they’re likely to get back to full force soon enough, and then grow in momentum and media coverage as we get closer and closer to the next presidential election. So I don’t think it comes as any coincidence that Scorsese and DiCaprio have made this tale of Wall Street corruption a priority. As long as this miserable economic climate doesn’t clear up any time soon, they could really have a hit on their hands. I’ve got my fingers crossed for you guys!
Leonardo DiCaprio attends the “Django Unchained” photo call at Summer of Sony 4 Spring Edition held at The Ritz Carlton Hotel on April 15, 2012 in Cancun, Mexico.
Leo attend the ‘Django Unchained’ party at Summer of Sony 4 Spring Edition held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel on April 14, 2012 in Cancun, Mexico. Enjoy the images!
I’ve added 24 photos of Leo relaxing poolside with his mom and friends at his Miami Hotel, enjoy!
HOLLYWOOD star Leonardo DiCaprio hit the big time in 1997 with Titanic – re-released next month to mark 100 years since the liner sank.
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Leonardo spends much of his movie fortune on environmental projects, including two donations of £650,000 each to victims of the Haiti earthquake and wildlife conservation.At 37, despite a succession of beautiful model and actress girlfriends, he’s still a bachelor living between Los Angeles and New York.
He told GARTH PEARCE, on the week of Mother’s Day, why his German-born mum is his No1 woman.
“MY mom, Irmelin, taught me the value of life. Her own life was saved by my grandmother during World War Two.
“When she was a toddler a broken leg had landed her in a German hospital.
“Refugees and soldiers were also in the hospital and she ended up contracting several major illnesses and stayed for two and a half years.
“My grandmother (Helene, who died in 2008, aged 93) came every day and nursed her back to health — the nurses did not have time. They basically left her for dead. When you see a picture of her, it’s heartbreaking. It brings tears to my eyes knowing what she has been through in her life.
“I have a picture, her first photograph, with this tiny little skirt. She is emaciated with a big belly. She had a belly full of worms.
“After that, she’d make any sacrifice. She spent three hours a day, on the road from our home in Los Angeles, driving me to and from a school called Centre For Enriched Studies.
“It was a place which gave me an appreciation for the arts and life. My mom knew that to go to this “magnet school” (top free schools which draw, like a magnet, pupils from a wide area) would help my future.
“You do need parental guidance and I was in a great position with both my mum and dad.
“They split when I was a baby but even though I stayed with my mom they were both very much involved in my upbringing.
“It means I can enjoy wide interests. It made me want to travel, scuba dive, collect art, take classes in art and every place I travel I check out the museums.
“I have enjoyed watching wildlife in Africa and South America, far from Hollywood.
“My mom also taught me to get everything in perspective. I never got to the point when I was mean and cruel to people.
“I realise that I do not change the course of history. I am an actor, I do a movie, that’s the end of it. You have to realise we are just clowns for hire. After I had success it was great, at first, not to worry about money. It was on my mind when I was growing up.
“Just being able to buy my grandmother some scarves she wanted and not have to think about it was a sign of good times. It sounds corny but it gave me happiness at the time.
“My father, George, has also affected the choices in my life regarding films. I like films that take chances or say something different or experiment. Growing up with him, I was surrounded by different artists — not just actors or film-makers but cartoonists, poets, writers.
“It was definitely part of the beatnik-hippie generation and I have vivid memories of all kinds of crazy things happening which have had influence over films I’ve made.
“My first love? Boy, I don’t even remember. I suppose if I’d found my true love I would be married right now, wouldn’t I?
“Pretentious women really turn me off. Vindictive women, too. So do opportunistic women. I think what turns me on about a girl is what most men find attractive — which is something genuine about them. Being a good person.
“Titanic? I would love to say I predicted it would be one of the biggest hits in film history. I didn’t — and wondered whether I should do it at all.
“I resisted it for a long time because I had been offered the film Boogie Nights (about the 1970s porn industry, a role finally taken by Mark Wahlberg). The fact that Kate Winslet said “yes” was the final decider.
“She was awesome. We were definitely shoulders for each other to lean on. We had to be partners on the film. All the complaining in the world was done between us two, so we did not have to vent it on anyone else.
“But I am so glad to be part of that movie. Years from now, people will still be watching that film.
“I am part of something historical, in a lot of ways. It gave me so many opportunities, as an actor, to steer the course of my own destiny.
“I was able to take both my mother and grandmother to the world premiere of Titanic in London — one of my proudest moments.”
I have added HQ images of Leo attending the Mobli 2.0 Launch Party with Lukas Haas, Kevin Dillon, and Tobey Maguire! Enjoy (:
I’ve added the cover of the GQ Magazine Australia edition for the month of March! Enjoy (:
I’ve added a few titanic adds to the gallery! Only 54 more days left till the 3-D release!
