Leonardo DiCaprio on Nearing 50 and Cinematic ‘Father Figures’ Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro (Exclusive)
Leonardo DiCaprio celebrated his forty ninth birthday lower than per week in the past, however the Killers of the Flower Moon star is already trying forward at 50.
Speaking with ET’s Nischelle Turner to speak concerning the Martin Scorsese-directed movie by which he stars reverse Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone, DiCaprio stated he loved the star-studded shindig the place company noticed him drop bars, however he is cognizant of the truth that he is now formally approaching a milestone birthday.
The Oscar-winning actor celebrated his birthday at a non-public residence with A-list company that included BFF Tobey Maguire, JAY-Z, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and plenty of extra. According to video obtained by TMZ, DiCaprio at one level grabbed the mic and began rapping.
“That is true,” stated DiCaprio whereas chatting with ET at The London West Hollywood.
But he isn’t only a hip-hop head. He’s acquired an eclectic style in music, which he simply could implement for his fiftieth birthday subsequent yr.
“Got to always think about 50,” stated the Titanic star when requested if he is already looking forward to subsequent yr. “But you know what, I have a range of musical love that goes back to our stuff from the ’20s, ’30s and ’40s with jazz and blues and things of that nature. And then hip-hop, too.”
And talking of vary, DiCaprio’s proven precisely that over the course of an illustrious profession that features having labored with the legendary Scorsese on six function movies — 2002’s Gangs of New York, 2004’s The Aviator, 2006’s The Departed, 2010’s Shutter Island, 2013’s The Wolf of Wall Street, and now Killers of the Flower Moon.
It’s no marvel DiCaprio — even with an Oscar and three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture — continues to be in awe of Scorsese, a Hollywood big whom DiCaprio considers as his “cinematic father figure.” Ditto with De Niro.
“It’s hard to articulate in a short time other than saying he’s been very much a cinematic father figure to me, much like Mr. De Niro has. I’ve looked up to them as the great duo of my generation as far as cinematic achievements are concerned,” DiCaprio tells ET. “All of my actor friends and I have just studied their work and their films together, so to be able to do six films now with Marty and then 30 years later — after my first starring role — getting to do a collaboration with the three of them was kind of mind-blowing.”
The Twenties-set crime drama recounts the serial killings of the Osage Nation after oil was found on their tribal land. Speaking to ET on the New York City premiere in September, Scorsese praised DiCaprio’s evolution as an actor.
“He has range. He keeps growing. He also has a lot of courage,” Scorsese told ET. “I know he’ll go to places that other people might pull back from… I’ve been working with him over the years, he’s been growing as a person. He’s maturing from a young kid to a young man. As he changes in life, he’s changing on film.”
DiCaprio needed to catch his breath when informed about what Scorsese stated, which solely triggered him to proceed his adulation for the Oscar-winning director.
“As far as Marty is concerned, what can one even say about him besides the fact he’s truly a national treasure,” DiCaprio says. “And he’s still continuing to make daring, independent films even though they’re massive in budget. He is a seminal artist of this entire era of cinematic history, and I can’t begin to articulate how much I’ve learned from him.”
Killers of the Flower Moon is now in theaters.
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