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Just posting because I didn't saw this on set pic with Leo before. https://www.instagram.com/p/CZPz9vVPLKa/

^that's what I call a nomination flow. I like it. Well deserved 🤩👍

This is so fucking sad even from the distance omg 💔😰 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10447597/Bond-girl-Lea-Seydoux-joins-grieving-family-French-actor-Gaspard-Ulliel-funeral.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailceleb

No shame in grieving a celebrity’s death On January 18, French actor Gaspard Ulliel collided with another skier at La Rosiere in Savoie, France. Ulliel, who was not wearing a helmet, suffered serious brain trauma and died in hospital the following day at the age of 37. I was lying in bed with insomnia at the time, doom-scrolling through social media at 4am. The harsh glow of the cellphone wasn’t doing anything to help me sleep, but in my defence, my brain wasn’t exactly functioning at full capacity. A fairly innocuous tweet caught my eye: ‘RIP Gaspard Ulliel’. It was so short; I almost scrolled past it. But I didn’t, and my stomach sank. Gaspard Ulliel was young, beautiful and talented, known for his portrayals of budding cannibal Hannibal Lecter in Hannibal Rising (2007), fashion mogul Yves Saint Laurent in Saint Laurent (2014) and for being the dashing face of Chanel’s fragrance Bleu de Chanel. Most headlines following his untimely death highlighted his upcoming appearance in Disney’s new series Moon Knight (2022). I first encountered him in Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s A Very Long Engagement, a touching story of a young woman’s search for her soldier fiancee, presumed dead on the battlefields of World War 1. Ulliel’s portrayal of a young man scarred by the atrocities of war was subtle, touching and broke my heart. I wasn’t alone in my sadness, although my feelings paled in comparison to those who knew him personally, of course. In a statement forVariety, Cannes festival director Thierry Fremaux remembered his friend: “Gaspard belonged to this new generation of actors who were making tomorrow’s French cinema. He was equally brilliant and talented. He gave a lot and we’ll always remember him.” This year is only a few weeks old and yet it has taken so many household names — Meat Loaf, Sydney Poitier, Bob Saget, Louie Anderson, Andre Leon Talley and Peter Bogdanovich, to name a few. There’s an odd, self-conscious feeling that accompanies the sadness one feels over a celebrity’s death — a profound but confusing sense of loss. For many, our childhoods were marked by the works and offerings of these stars. They produced the soundtracks of our youth, or were our first crush. We saw ourselves and others in them. They were chimaeras, a beautiful mix of reality and our own projections. I was in high school, in the fledgling phases of my French obsession when I discovered Gaspard Ulliel. He was but one man in a rotating cast of beautiful, talented French celebrities whom I worshipped: Alizee, with her bubblegum-pink pop music, Brigitte Bardot, with her otherworldly allure, Julien Dore, Coeur de Pirate (Quebecoise, but she sings in French), Carla Bruni and Audrey Tautou. I longed to learn French, to sit on the banks of the Seine and delicately eat a croissant while being serenaded by a beautiful French youth in a beret and striped blouse. Of course, when I actually had the privilege of travelling to Paris, I was sorely disappointed. It was grubby, bustling, hot and full of sleazy men who thought nothing of catcalling or casually harassing women in the street. I ate a rubbery slice of cheesy pizza and fended off the advances of drunk middle-aged men. Like Gatsby with his green light, I learned that my idea of something eclipsed the real thing. Gaspard Ulliel’s death was similarly disconcerting. Celebrities — even as they age, bicker, marry, divorce, bear children and have public breakdowns, seem somewhat immortal and unchanging. They are constants in our lives and minds: always young, always beautiful, always healthy, rendered in HD, surround-sound and overly saturated tabloid pictures. Their death seems unreal and wrong, as if the DVD has frozen or the record has skipped. And here’s the thing that really gets to me. Gaspard Ulliel’s death hit me hard because in so many of his performances, I saw glimpses of my brother, John. I know what we see on the screen is not reality; I know Ulliel was only ‘‘acting’’ and that he was his own person, quite apart from his cinematic and artistic endeavours. But in his gentle, troubled soldier Manech, I saw my own brother’s mental anguish as he battled his own demons, even if his spectres did not arise from the blood and mud of war. Ulliel’s characteristic scar on his cheek — once described as the ‘‘most famous scar in French cinema’’ — reminded me of John’s scar above his top lip; the remnant of a particularly ferocious toddler who bit my brother viciously on a playdate when both children were only 2 years old. Both Gaspard and John’s scars transformed their faces, especially when lit by a smile. I can’t help but wonder whether celebrity deaths or other high-profile incidents might act as trigger points for an outpouring of grief over the cumulative stress and pain of the last few years; the fear of contracting a potentially lethal virus, the loss of livelihoods, the general uncertainty and ever-changing circumstances. Perhaps the simple act of grieving for someone one never knew personally is a form of catharsis. There is strength and solidarity in being part of a collective sadness, of reading other people’s tributes and remembrances of those who have passed on, of knowing that one is not alone in feeling mournful and unmoored in the uncertain, constantly-shifting reality of the pandemic. For now, I will remember that it’s OK to feel sadness for the loss of someone I admired, even from afar. I didn’t know Gaspard Ulliel personally, but I greatly respected his work, and I feel a muted but deep sense of grief for the loss of someone so young, loved, and talented. Source

These Are Gaspard Ulliel's Best Performances, Ranked As we mourn the tragic loss of French actor Gaspard Ulliel, we look back at his best performances. Gaspard Ulliel was a well-known French actor, who was granted the title of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in France. He made his debut in Summer Things in 2002, which earned him a Lumières Award, one of many he would receive in his lifetime. After a horrible skiing accident, Ulliel tragically died at the age of 37. It’s only fair that he be remembered for the performances he gave us. Ulliel had been a big name in cinema since his appearance in A Very Long Engagement and had branched out into his most known role in North America in Hannibal Rising. Most recently, Ulliel was cast in the Disney+ original MCU series Moon Knight. While we anticipate the release, there are plenty of other Ulliel performances to enjoy. These are Gaspard Ulliel’s best performances, ranked. Hannibal Rising Probably one of Ulliel's most well-known performances, especially in North America, is his role as a young Hannibal in Hannibal Rising. It tells the origin story of Hannibal Lector, who sees his parents' deaths at the hands of the Nazis, his journey through medical school, and his obsession with gaining revenge, which develops into a taste for killing and disposing of his victims in a cannibalistic manner. While the film itself is not one of the most revered of Hannibal films, Ulliel’s performance was enough to save Hannibal Rising from total disaster. One Nation, One King Set during the French Revolution, One Nation, One King follows the lives of young men and women who sacrifice everything for change. Ulliel plays the role of Basile, a revolutionary dedicated to the cause of taking down the monarchy, determined to even the playing field. Ulliel brings out the very essence of the opinions of the French people during the Revolution and their opinions of King Louis XVI as they struggle to make their voices heard. The film includes a number of historic figures including Robespierre, a French lawyer who was an advocate for citizens without a voice. The Dancer The Dancer is a biographical film about Marie-Louise Fuller, also known as Loie Fuller who pioneered modern dance. Marie-Louise moves to New York to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. While on stage, she avoids an embarrassing fall by spinning the fabric of her dress, inventing the Serpentine Dance. The dance gains a great deal of popularity, but when Marie-Louise finds that she is being replaced by imitators, she leaves New York for France. Ulliel plays the role of Louis, a man who takes an interest in Marie-Louise when she arrives in Paris. While Ulliel’s role is not a lead, he still manages to bring charm to his character and the screen. Sibyl Psychotherapist Sibyl is determined to carry out her true passion of writing. New patient of Sibyl’s, actress Margot, is a source of inspiration. Fascination with Margot’s troubled and complex life soon becomes obsession as Sibyl slowly creeps into almost every aspect of Margot’s life. Ulliel plays the role of Igor in Sibyl, Margot’s lover and co-star who is also dating the director of the film they are working on. The film features an ensemble cast alongside Ulliel including Virginie Efira, Adéle Exarchopoulos, Sandra Hüller, and Paul Hamy. Sibyl was the last film Ulliel acted in that was released during his lifetime and was even selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Saint Laurent Telling the story of Yves Saint Laurent during his career at its height, honing his creativity to forge a sturdy identity for himself and his brand in the fashion industry. Saint Laurent explores Yves Saint Laurent’s most active years in which he built a name and reputation for himself within the industry of design. Ulliel plays the title character in Saint Laurent and his phenomenal performance as the fashion tycoon earned him a Lumières Award for Best Actor. Saint Laurent was also a contender as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards, but was ultimately not chosen. Jacquou le Croquant A film based on a miniseries of the same name from 1969 and the 1899 novel, Jacquou le Croquant is a story of an uprising against an evil nobleman. Ulliel stars as the title character Jacquou who lives a happy life with his family until the Count of Nansac has his father executed, and his mother succumbs to starvation leaving Jaquou an orphan who is forced to beg on the streets. When Jacquou grows up, he leads the citizens in an uprising against the Count. Ulliel's performance gives off the determination of a man who has had everything taken from him. It’s Only the End of the World Based on the play of the same name, It’s Only the End of the World revolves around writer Louis who returns to his hometown to reveal the tragic news to his family that he is dying. The film follows the struggles of both Louis and his family as they struggle to find empathy for him and his circumstances. This Canadian film earned a number of awards, including a César award for Best Actor which went to Ulliel for his performance. The film even gained credit from the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, praising director Xaviar Dolan for his contribution to the Canadian creative arts. The Princess of Montpensier Marie is arranged to marry the Prince of Montpensier, but trouble brews when she falls in love with soldier Henri de Guise, her childhood friend. The period romanc The Princess of Montpensier was inspired by the novel written by Madame de Lafayette. It includes the religious strife that occured and St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre in which Catholics hunted down and murdered thousands of Protestants. Ulliel plays the role of Marie’s lover Henri as the two struggle to find their happiness and express their love despite the surrounding strife. Ulliel’s performance as Marie’s lover Henri is authentic and poignant as towards the end, he makes a decision that not everyone could make. Summer Things Summer Things follows married couple philandering real estate Bertrand and bored housewife Elizabeth and their neighbors Véro and Jérôme. In an attempt to get closer to her neighbors, Véro plans a trip at the same time as Bertrand and Elizabeth, ending up at the same resort. Ulliel plays the role of Loic, son of Véro and Jérôme. The French title Embrassez qui vous voudrez, which roughly translates to Kiss Whoever You Want which seems a more appropriate title considering the contents of the film. Summer Things was released to critical acclaim and earned Ulliel his first Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor. A Very Long Engagement During WWI, Mathilde searches for her fiancé Manech, said to be dead. Based on the novel of the same name, the film stars Audrey Tatou and Ulliel in the lead roles in A Very Long Engagement. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards and won five César Awards, one for Most Promising Actor for Ulliel. This tragic love story was subject to much praise for the performances and the direction by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, responsible for the masterpiece called Amelie. Source

^ Cate Blanchett and Leonardo DiCaprio Near Oscar Records for Roles in Best Picture Nominees The best picture prize is what every studio and filmmaker covets, whether they publicly admit it or not. But, of course, it would help if you had the star power to make it happen. Oscar winners Leonardo DiCaprio and Cate Blanchett both have proven that they have said star power with the amount of best picture nominees (and winners) they’ve appeared in over their careers. With DiCaprio starring in “Don’t Look Up” alongside Blanchett, who is co-starring in another awards vehicle, “Nightmare Alley,” both stand a solid chance of getting close to — or possibly breaking — a record. This year, Blanchett’s double feature outings could have her breaking a significant record for female actors. The two-time Oscar-winning actress currently has had a role in seven former Academy nominees: “Elizabeth” (1998), “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy (2001, 2002, 2003), “The Aviator” (2004), “Babel” (2006) and “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (2008). She’s currently tied with eight other women who have the same distinction: Beulah Bondi, Gladys Cooper, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Deborah Kerr, Elsa Lanchester, Meryl Streep and Elizabeth Taylor. Only “Gone with the Wind” star Olivia de Havilland has more credited roles with eight. With two shots at the goal this year — Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up” and Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley” — she could either tie or surpass de Havilland’s long-held record, thus making Oscars history. A fun fact to recall is her “Don’t Look Up” co-star DiCaprio was once attached to “Nightmare Alley” before dropping out and being replaced by actor and producer Bradley Cooper. So essentially, we could have had two Leo-Cate vehicles this year. McKay’s satirical comedy marks their second outing following Martin Scorsese’s “The Aviator,” which Blanchett won supporting actress for playing, coincidentally, Katharine Hepburn. DiCaprio was also nominated and would ultimately win for the revenge-thriller “The Revenant” (2015), the same year Blanchett was nominated again for “Carol,” which was snubbed for best picture and would have tied the record she now seeks. DiCaprio has appeared in nine nominees, the same number as Gary Cooper, Tom Hanks, William Holden and Spencer Tracy. Despite the critical divide for the Netflix feature from co-writer and director Adam McKay, it’s performed very well on the awards circuit, with nods at the Screen Actors Guild and Critics Choice Awards in the top categories. If the film receives a nomination for best picture, DiCaprio will tie three-time Oscar-winner Jack Nicholson, who’s appeared in 10 best picture nominees. He’ll only be second to two-time Oscar-winner Robert De Niro, who holds the record with 11 films, beginning with “The Godfather Part II” (1974) up to “The Irishman” and “Joker” (2019). What’s most interesting about these two climbing the charts is that their future slates with acclaimed filmmakers will likely continue the trend over the next few years. DiCaprio is re-teaming with Scorsese on two of his upcoming projects, “The Killers of the Flower Moon” for Apple Original Films and “Roosevelt” for Paramount Pictures. In addition, Blanchett has a lot on her plate with upcoming roles in Pedro Almodóvar’s “A Manual for Cleaning Women,” his first English-language feature, which she will also produce. She’ll also appear in “TÁR” from Todd Field, “Pinocchio” from Guillermo del Toro and “Borderlands” from Eli Roth, with another possible project in the works, Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis,” which she’s been rumored to be circling alongside Oscar Isaac and Zendaya. It’s important to note that many of these long-held records are based on technicalities dealing with acting credits during the golden age of Hollywood. Bess Flowers and Ward Bond technically appeared in more Oscar nominees with 23 and 13 films, respectively. In the case of Flowers, all her appearances were uncredited, while Bond has five that didn’t bear his name. For best picture winners, the classic vaudevillian actor Franklyn Farnum, who appeared in over 1,000 films, holds the record for appearing in seven of the Academy’s top picks: “The Life of Emile Zola” (1937), “Going My Way” (1944), “The Lost Weekend” (1945), “Gentleman’s Agreement” (1947), “All About Eve” (1950), “The Greatest Show on Earth” (1952) and “Around the World in 80 Days” (1956). We’ll see if the Blanchett and DiCaprio awards momentum can continue. Oscars voting opens on Thursday. Source

^Speaking of Leo and his movies. People on the major movie boards still think Leo is in the oscar race. Will the 2022 Best Actor Oscars race be a rerun of 2020? In 2020, Joaquin Phoenix (“Joker”) won Best Actor from a lineup of five contenders in which he ranked in the middle, age-wise. At 45, he defeated two older competitors [Jonathan Pryce (72, “The Two Popes”) and Antonio Banderas (59, “Pain and Glory”)] and two younger ones [Adam Driver (36, “Marriage Story”) and Leonardo DiCaprio (45, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”)]. Two years later, Phoenix could face off once again against those two junior contenders. Of these three, DiCaprio stands the best chance of making it into the upcoming lead male lineup, as he currently ranks seventh by our odds. He is looking to earn his seventh acting nomination for “Don’t Look Up.” In this deft satie his character, Dr. Randall Mindy, attempts to use his influence as an astronomer to alert mankind about a comet’s impending collision with Earth. Prior to his 2020 bid, DiCaprio competed as the star of “The Aviator” (2005), “Blood Diamond” (2007), and “The Wolf of Wall Street” (2014) before prevailing for “The Revenant” in 2016. His first career nomination came in 1994 for his supporting turn in “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.” Currently in 13th place is Phoenix, who is attracting buzz for his performance as a traveling interviewer of children in “C’mon C’mon.” This would be his fourth bid in this category following his first outing as a supporting player in “Gladiator” (2001). His first two lead nominations came for “Walk the Line” in 2006 and “The Master” in 2013. Earning a fifth nomination would make him the 30th man to hit that number and the 13th youngest to do so after Marlon Brando (33), Jack Nicholson (38), Al Pacino (39), Peter O’Toole (40), DiCaprio (41), Richard Burton (41), Paul Muni (42), Tom Hanks (44), Arthur Kennedy (45), Dustin Hoffman (45), Gregory Peck (46), and Denzel Washington (47). Running in 14th place is Driver, whose first shot at Oscar gold came just three years ago for his featured role in “BlacKkKlansman.” While his portrayal of ill-fated businessman Maurizio Gucci in “House of Gucci” gives him his best shot at a nomination, it is only part of his eclectic 2021 body of work. As the star of the musical “Annette” and the medieval drama “The Last Duel,” he also respectively takes up the 20th and 34th slots in our ranking. If he succeeds in securing a spot in the final five, he will be the 25th man to receive three acting nominations before the age of 40. The most recent entrants on that list were DiCaprio in 2007 and Phoenix in 2013. The five actors currently leading our Best Actor race are Will Smith (“King Richard”), Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Power of the Dog”), Andrew Garfield (“tick, tick… BOOM!”), Washington (“The Tragedy of Macbeth”), and Peter Dinklage (“Cyrano”). In sixth place between Dinklage and DiCaprio is Javier Bardem (“Being the Ricardos”), while those running between DiCaprio and Phoenix are Nicolas Cage (“Pig,” eighth), Bradley Cooper (“Nightmare Alley,” ninth), Simon Rex (“Red Rocket,” 10th), Timothée Chalamet (“Dune,” 11th), and Clifton Collins Jr. (“Jockey,” 12th). Source

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Leo as Spider-Man See the clip: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZMe0oJt1lU/

And another nom 😊

10 Movies From 2002 That Still Hold Up 20 Years Later Although 2002 saw some beloved franchise entries and outright blockbusters, a handful of its films have become classics that hold up 20 years later. 1/10 Gangs of New York As 2002 came to a close, director Martin Scorsese took viewers back in time to 1846, when Protestant and Catholic gangs warred with one another over the Five Points neighborhood in New York. It's a period piece, but those need strong actors to anchor them, and between the chops of Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Cameron Diaz, Gangs of New York is held firm. Without a contemporary setting to date it, Gangs of New York might very well have been made in 1992, or 2022. And certainly, the message still resonates, brought to life by the brutal massacre in Paradise Square by indiscriminate military guns: those in power set those who have none against one another, and in the end, their blood and sweat helps build the next layer of an empire. Source

^Leos side: It was never supposed for a public release in the first place. It was all about making money with the names of him and Tobey (after the success of TItanic and Spider-Man) by turning a short film into a feature without their permission. Others side: A response to that New York Post story. At some point Dale Wheatley even wrote an open letter blaming Leo and especially Tobey Maguire for everything what went wrong in Hollywood using his power and Leo and influence and shit. My side: Leo played a misogynistic dick in that movie. Of course he wasn't thrilled for everyone seeing this more important because most of the story were improvised. If Leo cares for one thing it's his serious public image as an actor. Even then it wouldn't have exactly looked -uhm- good for him; call it art or not. But honestly, I don't think this movie is worth all the fuss. The Five Scenes Leonardo DiCaprio Should Be Most Ashamed Of In ‘Don’s Plum’ The scene early on in the film where Leo’s character unloads on a character played by Amber Benson (who would go on to play Tara on Buffy the Vampire Slayer), calling her a c*nt and a “beeeyotch” and threatening to shove alternately his shoe and a bottle into her fave. Again: playing a character. But also: not the kind of character who fit in with the Romeo-then-Jack-Dawson trajectory of Leo’s career. There’s a later scene in the movie where Leo’s character calls Jenny Lewis’ character a whore for not having sex with him. (...) The question of how much of himself Leo was bringing to the role is unanswerable, but the idea that he was improvising these scenes with his buddies gives the whole film a kind of Stanford Prison Experiment meta-vibe. He probably would burn Critters 3 too if he had the opportunity lmao It's hard to tell what's the truth. However at least he's nice to look at LOL

I just posted this article because I have a question (and actually most comments are PRO Leo believe it or not lol): Ina Garten, Leonardo DiCaprio, And 13 Other Celebs People Have Lost Respect For Full list My question: Some people claiming Leo would "dump his girlfriends" when they reached the 25. I mean, yes he never dated (at least not officially) a woman over 25 BUT is it really always him who ended those relationships? I'm pretty sure Gisele and Blake for instance dumped HIM. Same for Kristen Zang.

Another nom 👍

^it's probably hard to find someone who hasn't admired Leo at some point. I mean even haters can't help but analyse him on a regular basis lmao

^Always thought he kinda looks like Leo sometimes lol

^I think Leo and Jake could do us the favor and just make a movie together.

^I vaguely remember those articles and times when Lainey still liked Leo LOL Thx for reposting.Sometimes it's interesting to read them again after all those years. Haven't Jen and Bradley made like a ton of movies together? Leo and Brad are friends so Leo and Jen have probably spent some time together automatically too. And like you said she's gorgeous. I don't think Leos feeling for her -if he ever had some- were brotherly but who knows.

Spider-Man is my favorite Marvel hero so I'm still kinda okay if that crazy cameo would happen Not that I really believe it but it would be the most epic cameo ever happen in marvel cinema history. Doctor Strange 2: Leonardo DiCaprio Trends After Being Included in 'Leaked' Cast List The leak claims Leo is playing a variant version of Spider-Man. I think we can all agree that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is one of the most theory-driven Marvel films we've had in quite a while and the amount of fan theories and rumors surrounding the Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen team-up project is insane, to say the least. Now, one crazy rumor is spreading like wildfire across social media and it concerns a certain actor who almost played an iconic Marvel superhero. An alleged end credits crawl recently "leaked" online and it features a jaw-dropping list of actors who are rumored to be involved in the project, including Don't Look Up star Leonardo DiCaprio who is said to be playing a variant Spider-Man. To those unaware, Leo was set to star in James Cameron's scrapped Spidey film from the late '90s, a project that would later spawn Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy starring Tobey Maguire. Other actors included in the list are Hugh Jackman, Chris Evans, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Sophie Turner, Jessica Alba, Ben Stiller, Ben Affleck, and Henry Cavill. Check it out here: Source

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Death of Gaspard Ulliel: his funeral will take place on January 27 in Paris FUNERAL – The opportunity to pay a last tribute to the French actor. Gaspard Ulliel’s agent announced on Saturday January 22 that the funeral of the actor who died at the age of 37 after a skiing accident, will be scheduled for Thursday January 27 in Paris. His agent, Laurent Grégoire, spoke to AFP to indicate that this ceremony will take place in the Saint-Eustache church, in the 1st arrondissement of the capital. However, it has not yet been specified whether or not this ceremony will be open to the public. The accidental death of Gaspard Ulliel has sparked a multitude of tributes, from the political world to that of the cinema, to a man who had a brilliant career and was very popular in the cinema world. An accident “in fairly simple circumstances” An investigation was entrusted by the Albertville public prosecutor’s office to the CRS Alpes to clarify the circumstances of the fatal collision between Gaspard Ulliel and another skier, which occurred on Tuesday January 18 in the resort of La Rosière, in Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Investigators from the CRS Alpes d’Albertville, this police unit in charge of high mountain resorts, have since been working to “investigate the causes of death” of the 37-year-old actor. And according to their first findings, the investigation is heading towards a dismissal, no responsibility being apparently engaged. “According to these first testimonies and the observations made on the spot, the two skiers were moving side by side and ran into each other”, explains Anne Gaches, the public prosecutor of Albertville. “For the moment, it is difficult to say whether it was the shock or the fall that led to Mr. Ulliel’s death”. In addition, the prosecutor added that there is nothing to ensure that wearing a helmet on the side of the actor would have changed the outcome of the accident. Indeed, if the other skier involved, a man of Lithuanian origin, was wearing a helmet, this was not the case for Gaspard Ulliel. “This accident is very sad but the circumstances are quite simple, there is no particular complexity”, finally concluded Anne Gaches. Source

Leonardo DiCaprio puts a nine-year ‘ticking clock’ on climate crisis- is he right? The actor and environmentalist highlighted the importance of keeping global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius Leonardo DiCaprio has a warning for humanity, not unlike his scientist character in the Netflix film Don’t Look Up: something dangerous is hurtling imminently towards us, and we don’t have much time left to change things. However instead of the film’s massive comet, it’s the climate crisis he wants us to pay attention to in the real world. “I’ve had two great passions in my life. That has been acting, and the protection of the natural world and getting the message out about the climate crisis,” the Oscar winner told Deadline this week. “I think there’s a worldwide sense of anxiety about the fact that the powers that be, the private sector, governments, are not making the transition fast enough. We literally have a nine-year window.” It’s not the first time DiCaprio has spoken about the dire state of the climate. The actor is a United Nations climate ambassador and philanthropist who has spent tens of millions of dollars on environmental protections. (Though critics would note he also loves flying in private jets and partying on gas-guzzling mega-yachts.) “Climate change is real, it is happening right now,” he told a global audience during his 2016 Oscars acceptance speech for Best Actor in The Revenant. “It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating.” Don’t Look Up, a thinly-veiled climate allegory with a single-week record of 152 million viewing hours on Netflix, has also provided the actor with a platform to advocate for global climate action. DiCaprio warned this week of the serious global heating impacts beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius, the most ambitious temperature threshold outlined in the 2015 Paris Agreement among all nations. “If we reach this 1.5-degree threshold, where we hit that certain point in nature, there’s all kinds of lightning-rod points with methane and the tundra and warming of our oceans, the acidification of our oceans,” he told Deadline. He argued that the US has a special obligation to lead on climate because Americans are both disproportionately rich and disproportionately big polluters. Does Leo have a point? Are we really screwed unless everything changes in nine years? We decided to ask some climate experts. First things first, the 1.Celsius (C) bit. That number comes from the Paris deal and represents the aspirational target of the global agreement which seeks to hold warming below 2C. Estimates vary, but the scientists of the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world’s foremost authority on the crisis, suggest we could hit 1.5 C by the early 2030s. The World Meteorological Organization also found that there’s a 40 per cent chance of hitting the threshold within the next five years. Even if the average global temperature is held to around 1.5C (above preindustrial times), humanity will continue to experience severe impacts including deadly heatwaves, flash floods and more powerful hurricanes. “With every additional increment of global warming, changes in extremes continue to become larger,” the IPCC stated last year. It’s just a matter of severity. At 2C, there is the threat of twice the sea-level rise compared to at 1.5C, and three times as many people around the world facing severe heatwaves. These climate benchmarks are important but shouldn’t obscure the fact that the crisis is already well underway, says Kristie Ebi, a professor of global health at the University of Washington who studies climate impacts. “We’re already on track. We’re already seeing far too many people suffer and die in heat waves,” she told The Independent, recounting the horrors of 2021’s brutal “heat dome” in the Pacific Northwest which killed an estimated 600 people and more than 1 billion marine animals. The oppressive heatwave caused a 69-fold increase in people seeking hospital care, she said, as well as crop failure and the decimation of coastal shellfish populations important to Native American tribes in the region. Each incremental increase in climate change will cause further harm, she says, and it’s important to remember that they will not be shared equally. The most vulnerable will be hit the hardest. “The Earth is going to be fine,” she said. “The question is what’s going to happen to us. The Earth will pull through and eventually ecosystems will evolve into different kinds of ecosystems. It’s really what we are doing to ourselves.” Noah Diffenbaugh, a professor of Earth system science at Stanford University, agrees. People need only to look at decreasing snowpacks, unprecedented weather events, and numerous other signs to see the climate crisis affecting them now - not in nine years. The Earth is a dynamic system, he says. Global climate policy, climate change, and its impacts interact with each other elliptically. Further, climate features like permafrost, polar ice sheets, and snow melt have non-linear properties. In other words, once pushed to certain tipping points, they will start producing exponentially more dangerous climate impacts in a negative feedback loop. “The question of how much time do we have is really a question of how do we supply the global energy needs for the world population, for the energy that’s necessary for wellbeing, while reducing emissions and reaching net zero, while also adapting to the climate change that’s already happened and the further climate change that will happen along the way,” he says. “Each one of those is a grand challenge in and of itself. Doing all three simultaneously is what is required to manage the accelerating risks of global warming.” Hard lines and targets matter less than doing everything in our power to become more sustainable, as soon as possible. “There are no bright lines in terms of global temperature,” he said. “Even if we hold warming to 1.5 or 2C, that’s more than we already have. That’s more climate change, and we can expect more impacts than we already have, which highlights the role of both mitigation and adaptation.” Trying to communicate the complexity of this can be a challenge, he added, and he empathized with DiCaprio’s character, Dr Randall Mindy, in Don’t Look Up. “I recognize a lot of the challenges in communicating both what is understood and what is uncertain,” Diffenbaugh said. But no matter if you’re a climate researcher or a world-famous actor, the science is clear. We need to act now. We don’t have nine years to waste. Source

‘Leonardo DiCaprio has no ego’: Himesh Patel He was portrait of humility, claims Patel who worked with DiCaprio on ‘Don’t Look Up’ Getting to work with Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has been a dream for many. Cambridgeshire-born Indian-origin actor Himesh Patel got lucky with Netflix’s recently-released ‘Don’t Look Up’, in which he shared screen space not only with DiCaprio but also with Jennifer Lawrence. In an interview with ANI, Himesh reminisced about working with the stalwarts of the industry in the sci-fi drama. “Leonardo and Jennifer are lovely people. I am still pinching myself thinking that I worked with them. They are generous. Also, it was wonderful to see actors of that level to remain humble and hardworking every time. Leonardo and Jennifer never brought any sort of ego to the sets in that way (despite their stardom)... and that’s what makes them such great actors,” he said. Directed by Academy Award winner Adam McKay, ‘Don’t Look Up’ is a satire about climate change. The film centrally revolves around the story of two astronomers who discover that a comet is approaching Earth and would lead to the destruction of life as we know it. While talking more about the film, Patel could not resist heaping praises on McKay. “I think when you’re working with a filmmaker like Adam, you do what you need to do within the truth of the scene. And filmmaker like Adam will know exactly what he’s doing, and how it all fits together...you can really put your trust in a filmmaker like that. So, I was just doing what needed to be done and trusting Adam to steer the ship,” he added. Source

Haha I kinda wish. I mean imagine how beautiful that young man would be 🤩Don't know why I picture a son, but it came straight to my mind while reading your post lol Probably because of DLU.

I've also read something was going on with Virginie Ledoyen in Thailand. Once again I don't know if it was just a rumor.