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Don't know if anyone here is still giving a shit what deuxmoi thinks to know but here we go.

I know no one here likes the never ending comparison with Leo but it's still an interesting article how opportunities for young actors have changed in Hollywood. Also I didn't know TMITIM made over 400 million $ (thanks to Titanic and Leo mania but still). How Timothée Chalamet Became This Generation’s Leonardo DiCaprio, but with Fewer Hits The overlap is considerable, the appeal similar. But Timothée Chalamet doesn't have the same opportunity for box-office dominance. Timothée Chalamet, the 26-year-old costar of Luca Guadagnino’s “Bones and All” (United Artists), inspires slavish fans and critical praise — not unlike Leonardo DiCaprio 25 years ago when he made “Titanic.” The similarities in their trajectories are remarkable. Precociously talented; acclaimed portrayals of sensitive adolescents; risky roles; early, passionate followings by teenage girls; and acting Oscar nomination before the age of 27 (in Chalamet’s case lead). Their significant difference is Chalamet stands at the threshold of a major career. By the same point in his own work, DiCaprio could have retired and be considered an iconic star. None of this diminishes Chalamet’s significant achievements, but it highlights differences in their eras. “Bones and All” is no “Titanic” (not that anything is). The best-case scenario for this $16 million-budgeted drama is a breakout, not a blockbuster. Guadagnino (“Call Me by Your Name,” “Suspiria”) has established a reputation for edgy, R-rated films with significant (and stylish) sex and violence. If the ’80s-set road-trip cannibal romance finds a wider audience, much credit will go to Chalamet. “Bones and All” premiered at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals to positive response. It opens in five New York/Los Angeles theaters this Friday ahead of a 2,500+ run the following Wednesday, with Warner Bros. Discovery handling most overseas territories. Chalamet makes his debut as a producer here, his second film with Guadagnino after their breakout “Call Me By Your Name.” What is curious is here, as with most of his films, he’s not the clear lead — a rare instance of leading-man self-effacement. The storyline belongs to Taylor Russell’s Maren, a cannibal who embarks on a cross-country trip and finds other flesh-eaters, including Chalamet’s drifter Lee. In addition to being the co-lead with Armie Hammer in “Call Me by Your Name,” Chalamet also thrived in “Beautiful Boy” (second to Steve Carell). In “Lady Bird,” and “Little Women” (both for Greta Gerwig), his impact exceeded his screen time. “The French Dispatch” was an ensemble and Woody Allen’s “A Rainy Day in New York” was barely released in the U.S. As “Dune” protagonist Paul Atreides, Chalamet was the unabashed lead of a film that grossed $400 million worldwide. However, his significant contributions to the film’s success were matched by the massive interest in Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of a beloved sci-fi novel. (The sequel is now in production.) All told, that’s four $100-million Chalamet films, three of which are led by other actors. At this stage in his career, DiCaprio had three $100 million films as a lead (two by adjusting). One, of course, was “Titanic,” the biggest-grossing movie of the last 40 years ($1.2 billion adjusted). Before that, he made many smaller films not unlike Chalamet’s including “This Boys Life,” “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” “The Basketball Diaries,” and “Total Eclipse,” all with varying degrees of success. DiCaprio’s breakout was Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 “Romeo + Juliet” opposite Claire Danes, which announced him as a major commercial draw. “Titanic” followed, with “The Man in the Iron Mask” released two weeks before “Titanic” swept the Oscars. “Mask” was critically reviled, but DiCaprio’s pull meant it made (adjusted) over $400 million worldwide. That was DiCaprio at 24, and it’s a phenomenon rarely seen before or after. It’s far more difficult — perhaps impossible — to do that today. Neither actor has appeared in a comic-book franchise or a sequel (apart from DiCaprio’s direct-to-video debut “Critters 3” and Chalamet’s “Dune 2”), but that’s now what drives most box-office hits. To put it another way: Adjusted for inflation, the budget for “Mask” was $65 million. When’s the last time we’ve seen a $65 million one-off gross nearly seven times its budget? Domestic expectations for “Bones and All” are $20 million at the high end (and considerably more overseas), followed by a healthy Chalamet-driven afterlife. However, the biggest tests for the actor come next year with “Wonka,” from “Paddington” director Paul King next Christmas, as well as “Dune 2.” Chalamet’s career has been buoyed by social media in a way that was impossible for Di Caprio — but in the 21st century, Chalamet’s 18 million Instagram followers don’t necessarily translate to box-office dominance. Not that becoming the world’s biggest movie star was ever easy, but 1997 offered fewer obstacles. Eight of the year’s 10 top films were originals, in a variety of genres including comedies (“Liar, Liar”), dramas (“Good Will Hunting,” which launched Matt Damon and Ben Affleck), high-end actioners (“Air Force One,” “Face/Off”), and hybrids (“Men in Black”). “Good Will Hunting” made over $330 million on a $19 million budget (all figures adjusted). Today, a massive hit means a franchise, full stop. The demands to bend to formula make it tougher for idiosyncratic talents like Chalamet to succeed at DiCaprio’s level. There are other ways of defining success, of course. Can he conform to the idea of an actor as “brand” while still making interesting, and off-beat films? With box-office trends beyond his control, that’s Chalamet’s real challenge. Source

Article about Leos car collection if someone's interested A Peek Inside Hollywood Superstar Leonardo DiCaprio's $1 Million Car Collection Leonardo DiCaprio's garage is the perfect blend of luxury and practicality.

^See? Cameron feels the same 😂 Actually most people do lol Also this Leo deserved better

He's also a really bad actor and the worst spider man ever. His part in No way home was even more cringe than everything in Top Gun 2 lmao #blaming tobey for everything No wonder his career went nowhere. Sorry Leo I know you tried very hard to make him happen lol https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/spider-man-star-tobey-maguire-leonardo-dicaprio-marvel-role.html/ He's also not the smartest lololololololol https://www.hindustantimes.com/hollywood/when-tobey-maguire-was-fired-as-spider-man-after-faking-injury-to-get-more-money-nearly-replaced-by-jake-gyllenhaal/story-1ynd8X3KZFCvwH9DavqU2J.html And not the nicest https://www.thethings.com/tobey-maguire-reputation-spider-man-no-way-home/ I will never understand what Leo is seeing in him.

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Back in NY?

Todays Shantaram lesson: how to wear a shirt properly 😚

^He looks hella fine HQ

Just to look like that? LOL Honestly I don't get the fuss about Avatar at all. It's a budget overblown Pocahontas re tell with lots of giant blue cats I can't tell apart.

via Cami for Burberry

^a few more pics from the OPPO set posted by the director

Unseen pic for me

Is apple working like that? I have absolutely no clue. Also if true I don't believe either Marty nor Leo would ever work with them together and at least Leo has an exclusive "first look" contract with apple for more future projects. That was really some weird excuse for the delay.

Well until now Leo and Marty always delivered something cinematic substantial so let's hope this continue with KOTFM (and apple)

^I dont know normally I wouldn't say Leo as an actor is someone who cares much about politics.

^Haven't read the book so I don't know really what I'm talking about but wasn't the original script/Leos role changed because of Leo himself who wanted a different focus of the story aka no white hero(s)? So the part was re write/cut down and went to Plemons? LOL I mean it's still a indicator someone wrote a different script to the original book at one point making the white FBI dude a hero. Personally I would LOVE to see Lily being the center of all but I don't think Scorsese is the right director to tell a "female" story. I mean did he ever? Actually all I remember are those headlines lol Martin Scorsese says he 'doesn't have time’ to write female characters Martin Scorsese, Cinema Expert, Says Female Characters Can Detract From Stories But maybe he surprises us all.

Just for the... sciences. British GQ — by Luke Gilford (2022)

@AliceT interesting, thx for sharing. I mean in the end of the day such rumors aren't that bad for the movie because everyone will watch it alone for curiosity LOL

Just for the Leo/Gisele shippers. Could Gisele Bündchen and Leonardo DiCaprio rekindle their love? The answer is "Yes", according to this famous astrologer Joaquim Valente, the jiu-jitsu instructor, may be Gisele Bündchen's type, but astrologer Joy Yascone-Elms sees her reuniting with her ex, Leonardo DiCaprio. The matchup might conclude this time with a proposal. "Leonardo DiCaprio will be returning as a past romantic interest during July 22nd, 2023, and September 3rd, 2023," Yascone-Elms shared with Showbiz Cheat Sheet. "Now, she has no idea about this and neither does Leonardo. But back when they dated, Saturn was there, which is the challenge in the commitment area. So it wasn't going to happen. Leonardo was not in a position or in the mindset to commit and he hadn't displayed those traits anyway." "But he is going to desire marriage next year," she claimed "They're going to reconnect as friends during this Venus retrograde, and I feel that love can be rekindled between them and it will be kind of like the Bennifer (Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck) whole thing." Gisele Bündchen and Leonardo DiCaprio have a future together? Although Bündchen and Valente may be a good match, Yascone-Elms said that "Venus retrograde tells a different narrative." This gives Gisele Bündchen and Leonardo DiCaprio the chance to reconnect. "With Venus going retrograde in Leo in July 2023 the pair may reignite a friendship leading to love and marriage as Jupiter transits Taurus," she shared. "Leonardo and Gisele have excellent compatibility as similarly seen in the chart of Joaquim Valente. Leonardo has a Libra moon and is a Scorpio as Joaquim, equaling fireworks." Venus's retrograde motion, though, might also suggest that Tom Brady and Bündchen reunite. "Gisele as a Cancer on the cusps of Leo rising and Tom as a Leo Sun they may take a second look at their connection now that challenging Saturn would have departed in their seventh house of marriage," she said. Source