Leonardo DiCaprio - (Please Read First Post Prior to Posting)

[neonntiger92]

Damn I missed it, they just showed the Wolf of Wall Street trailer on Walking Dead tonight :yuckky: 

 

i wouldn't call it a trailer, it was more of an extended TV spot. no new leo scenes. it was cut the same way as the second trailer with a few seconds of new footage from other scenes (a landscape shot of the yacht!!!!!!) 

so you didn't miss much!

[FashionDream]

Here's the vid that's in Oxford's sig...

 

[oxford25]

Neon

 

Tks for  Wolf tv spot recap 

 

Hope I can catch it next time it is shown !

 

 

 

Fash

 

Tks for posting the siggi vid ; some great Leo smiles

[lua]

Not sure whether this was shared before,from theLACMA event a few weeks ago.Towards the end shows Leo on stage speaking.He looks so handsome, love his look at this event http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm0eiApLxE4&feature=youtube_gdata_player .

[oxford25]

Lua

 

Tks for LACMA  vid ; agree Leo looked very handsome

[oxford25]

It appears that Leo may be in process of beginning doing some pr interviews for Wolf

 

 

Nadia Neophytou ‏@the reason for my being in LA: interview Leonardo DiCaprio about being The Wolf of Wall Street.

[BarbieErin]

thanks for the vid, lua.

 

ox: thanks for the tweet, can't wait to Wolf promotion start, interviews, premieres, magazines, YEAH! :dance:

[katchitup]

I wonder if theres more of an interview in the mag?

 

Jetset Magazine

 

Leonardo Dicaprio

A true leading man

By, Ty Fahlman

A few unavoidable truths regarding Leonardo DiCaprio: He owns an island. He dates supermodels. He’s been nominated for three Oscars and eight Golden Globes (and he won for The Aviator in ’05). He’s one of just a handful of male celebrities (Pitt, Clooney, Timberlake) whom both men and women admire and adore equally. He has a production company (Appian Way), and a non-profit (The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation), and he is quite proud of the work he is doing with both. But perhaps above all else, when you go to see a Leonardo DiCaprio film, you know that you are going to witness a character being brought to life with utter and complete (yet entirely invisible) devotion – free from a tinge of vanity, or even a mere glimpse of the weighty celebrity that the actor himself wields.

On that last note, there is one final, unavoidable truth concerning DiCaprio: He possesses the kind of ungodly fame that only a few people on the planet can truly comprehend. It is the kind of fame that pervades everywhere he goes and every interaction he has with another human being. Yet despite this incomprehensible degree of celebrity, by all accounts (and certainly unlike the vast majority of former child stars), he’s handled it quite well. No drug problem. No profanity-laced tirades or airport paparazzi assaults. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone with an unkind word to say about the man. And for someone with his rarified level of fame, he’s shockingly unpretentious.

 

Perhaps the key to DiCaprio’s breezy navigation through the pitfalls of superstardom is what can only be described as some very keen compartmentalization. He spends a few months wholly transforming himself (for our entertainment/enlightenment) into characters as disparate as a sadistic slave owner (Django Unchained), a disillusioned undercover cop (The Departed), or the tortured, paranoid godfather of the FBI (J. Edgar). Then he disappears for a brief respite, resurfacing only to reluctantly walk the red carpet in an impeccably-tailored suit, or conduct a rare, impassioned interview about his latest cinematic or philanthropic endeavor.

As for his time in between projects? Chances are you’ve spotted photos of him online, looking carefree on a beach or a yacht somewhere in the South of France. He’s usually surrounded by unfathomably beautiful women, while he tries, for what it’s worth, to keep a low profile in his trademark baseball cap and metal aviators. This part of Leonardo DiCaprio’s life is something that any man can easily admire. Yet, although he could easily afford to devote the rest of his life to relaxing on that beach, the vacation doesn’t last for long. Soon he is back on set with another legendary director, devoting himself entirely to another complex and distinctive character, like the titular power broker in this December’s The Wolf of Wall Street – his fifth collaboration in the last decade with master auteur Martin Scorsese.

This aura of mystery DiCaprio has cultivated has only added to this stature. You see, aside from what we can surmise from those photos of him relaxing with supermodels or championing his latest environmental cause (like saving the Sumatran Tiger), we really know very little about the man’s personal life. We know he’s never been married and has no kids, but that’s about it. This is a welcome breath of fresh air from the over-sharing, talentless, self-proclaimed “celebrities” infesting our tabloid culture. But perhaps it’s also this aloof mystique that oddly finds him simultaneously hailed as the greatest actor of his generation, and a little under appreciated. Sure, before the age of forty he’s amassed three Oscar nods, but he’s never won, and depending on how you count, he’s been snubbed up to six times (Catch Me If You Can, The Departed, Revolutionary Road, Shutter Island, J. Edgar, Django).

If DiCaprio is again overlooked by the Academy for The Wolf of Wall Street, it could be due to his apparent aversion to the Hollywood press machine. While he is certainly comfortable in interviews discussing his work (and not his personal life), you get the distinct impression that red carpets, congratulatory award ceremonies and press junkets are decidedly not his thing. He doesn’t relish going on talk shows and recanting contrived, pre-rehearsed anecdotes in an attempt to hawk his film; he is content allowing his work to speak for itself. And this is part of what separates Leonardo DiCaprio’s body of work from nearly every other so-called “leading man” in Hollywood.

Again, what really strikes you when looking at DiCaprio’s body of work is how dissimilar and fully-realized all of the characters he’s played are. He disappears to the point where we in the audience no longer see the guy on the yacht with the famous face; all we see is the lovelorn playboy living a lie in The Great Gatsby, or the opportunistic diamond smuggler in Blood Diamond. This is the hallmark of all great actors, but almost as impressive as the characters DiCaprio has played are the types of roles he’s eschewed. He’s never played a superhero. He’s never made a sequel. He’s never been the lead in a shameless, formulaic romantic comedy, or saved the world in a mindless summer action flick. His resume exudes a level of artistic integrity that even his most esteemed peers cannot claim.

That resume gains luster when you flashback to 1998. Titanic has just become the biggest movie ever, and the actor found himself at a consequential career crossroads. He had already successfully made the transition from child star to respected young character actor, but after Titanic, almost instantaneously, he was an immediate heartthrob – the kind of guy tween girls hung pictures of on their walls and shrieked at the mere sight of; the kind of guy who could never again enter a supermarket of shopping mall without being accosted. For a slight comprehension of this kind of fame in action, look no further than to Justin Bieber. Fame could have consumed DiCaprio (as it may now be consuming Bieber). He could have gone off the deep end; he could have become a cautionary tale.

 

Instead, DiCaprio built upon the respect he’d garnered from films like What’s Eating Gilbert Grape and The Basketball Diaries; he worked hard to solidify his place among the ranks of our greatest living actors. It would have been so very easy for him to coast on his looks through one $20 million paycheck after the next (as so many other “leading men” have done). By now he could have permanently retired to that idyllic beach with those lovely ladies, and we certainly wouldn’t have held this against him. Yet no project he has made has been what might be considered a safe bet. When he does make a big-budget studio picture, it’s either a labyrinthian psychological thriller like Inception, or a bold and vibrant retelling of a literary classic like Gatsby. He pushes the artistic boundaries of what his colossal fame has begotten.

 

 

DiCaprio’s career choices have left a blueprint for up-and-coming actors like Ryan Gosling to follow, and the fact that Inception and Gatsby grossed well over a billion dollars combined ensures he’ll be able to continue writing his own rules for years to come. “I’m lucky to have gotten this shot,” DiCaprio says, “and if I don’t do this to the best of my ability – if I don’t work my ass off and make a life of it – I’ve squandered this golden opportunity. And that’s what’s always propelled me.” He’s a man with the world at his fingertips. He can have his pick of both beautiful women and first-class projects (and, without listing, it’s fair to conclude that he’s chosen wisely on both fronts). But that’s not why we love him. It’s that propulsion, that talent, that passionate desire to make the absolute most of what he’s been given that makes Leonardo DiCaprio a true leading man.

 

 

http://www.jetsetmag.com/interviews/leonardo-dicaprio.html#nav

[FashionDream]

Thanks for the info Oxford.. exciting cant wait. And thanks Kat for the article... nice read.

[katchitup]

Thanks Nanda and Ox for the sightings  

[BarbieErin]

What a great article and this is sooo TRUE.

 

He doesn’t relish going on talk shows and recanting contrived, pre-rehearsed anecdotes in an attempt to hawk his film; he is content allowing his work to speak for itself. And this is part of what separates Leonardo DiCaprio’s body of work from nearly every other so-called “leading man” in Hollywood.

 

thanks for the article, kat.

[sadako]

This: This aura of mystery DiCaprio has cultivated has only added to this stature. You see, aside from what we can surmise from those photos of him relaxing with supermodels or championing his latest environmental cause (like saving the Sumatran Tiger), we really know very little about the man’s personal life. We know he’s never been married and has no kids, but that’s about it. This is a welcome breath of fresh air from the over-sharing, talentless, self-proclaimed “celebrities” infesting our tabloid culture. But perhaps it’s also this aloof mystique that oddly finds him simultaneously hailed as the greatest actor of his generation, and a little under appreciated. Sure, before the age of forty he’s amassed three Oscar nods, but he’s never won, and depending on how you count, he’s been snubbed up to six times (Catch Me If You Can, The Departed, Revolutionary Road, Shutter Island, J. Edgar, Django). YES YES YES

Thank You Katchitup!
 

[Leo lover]

 

 

 

Instead, DiCaprio built upon the respect he’d garnered from films like What’s Eating Gilbert Grape and The Basketball Diaries; he worked hard to solidify his place among the ranks of our greatest living actors. It would have been so very easy for him to coast on his looks through one $20 million paycheck after the next (as so many other “leading men” have done). By now he could have permanently retired to that idyllic beach with those lovely ladies, and we certainly wouldn’t have held this against him. Yet no project he has made has been what might be considered a safe bet. When he does make a big-budget studio picture, it’s either a labyrinthian psychological thriller like Inception, or a bold and vibrant retelling of a literary classic like Gatsby. He pushes the artistic boundaries of what his colossal fame has begotten.

 

 

DiCaprio’s career choices have left a blueprint for up-and-coming actors like Ryan Gosling to follow, and the fact that Inception and Gatsby grossed well over a billion dollars combined ensures he’ll be able to continue writing his own rules for years to come. “I’m lucky to have gotten this shot,” DiCaprio says, “and if I don’t do this to the best of my ability – if I don’t work my ass off and make a life of it – I’ve squandered this golden opportunity. And that’s what’s always propelled me.” He’s a man with the world at his fingertips. He can have his pick of both beautiful women and first-class projects (and, without listing, it’s fair to conclude that he’s chosen wisely on both fronts). But that’s not why we love him. It’s that propulsion, that talent, that passionate desire to make the absolute most of what he’s been given that makes Leonardo DiCaprio a true leading man.

 

 

       

 

 

BIG THANKS WONDERFUL LEO FANS 4 DA UPDATES   

[Leo lover]

NEW PIC FROM TWOWS SET   

http://i44.tinypic.com/f0aoo1.jpg

 

BIG THANX 2 arnzilla 4 da scan!

[FashionDream]

Thanks Leo lover

[katchitup]

NEW PIC FROM TWOWS SET   

http://i44.tinypic.com/f0aoo1.jpg

 

BIG THANX 2 arnzilla 4 da scan!

:dance: Wolf fever setting in  

[FashionDream]

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DiCaprio’s career choices have left a blueprint for up-and-coming actors like Ryan Gosling to follow, and the fact that Inception and Gatsby grossed well over a billion dollars combined ensures he’ll be able to continue writing his own rules for years to come.

 

Loved this! Power of Leo.

[oxford25]

Kat

What a great read ; so many great comments about Leo /how he handled his career so far , glad someone put them in print.

Definitely agree with the excerpts that my fellow posters have posted so far (Y) (Y) (Y)

Leolover

Tks for Wolf scan ; I can't wait to see the movie

[sadako]

James Van der Veek (of Dawson fame) talks about meeting Leo back in 1998 - nice words!

 

Were there any celebrities you were dying to hang out with in 1998? Leonardo DiCaprio was another heartthrob that year. 
I remember meeting him at the Playboy Mansion, actually.

What was that like?
It was just really quick. I remember him just being really respectful and not doing that thing that some famous people do where they pretend to not know you. He knew who I was and introduced himself. He was really down-to-earth and very cool. We had mutual friends, too. For somebody who was as huge as he was at the time, I remember him being very down-to-earth and cool.http://www.vulture.com/2013/11/james-van-der-beek-dawsons-creek-1998-fame-interview.html

[oxford25]

Apparently today was 'press/interview' day for Leo regarding Wolf , as below is another tweet from a journalist who flew to L.A. to interview him at Paramount studios

Love her comment at the end of her tweet about her brief time with him

Irene Crespo @ irenecrespo_ 37m

NYC-LA-NYC in 24h, 12h flying, 17min with DiCaprio, but hey, what a smile

And apparently the journalists in attendance got to see the film ; gosh how lucky !

mariaestevez ‏@mariateam 8h

Watching #TheWolfOfWallstreet today

Sadako

Tks for James V comments about his encounter with Leo ; they echo what so many others have said about their encounters with Leo