‘It was endless’: De Niro annoyed by DiCaprio’s improvisations in ‘Killers of Flower Moon’

Hitting theaters on October 18, Killers of the Flower Moon is Martin Scorsese’s highly anticipated new feature film. On its first day of operation in France, this monumental mural controlled the box office? We revealed it to you in our October 19 article!

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, the story takes us to the beginning of the 20th century. Oil brought wealth to the Osages, who overnight became one of the richest in the world.

The wealth of these Native Americans immediately attracted the lust of unscrupulous white men, who intrigued, extorted, and stole as much of the Osage money as they could before resorting to murder.

DiCaprio plays Ernest, an ex-soldier who returns to Oklahoma to work for his Uncle William, played by De Niro. The latter drives him into the arms of Molly (Lily Gladstone), a young Osage, to claim her inheritance.

The two actors who met for the first time in front of maestro Martin Scorsese’s camera are known for their demands and perfectionism. However, despite being very uncompromising in his acting methods, De Niro was irritated by DiCaprio’s incessant improvisations on set.

in the given interview The Wall Street JournalScorsese told this amusing anecdote about two of his favorite actors. Deeply involved in his role, DiCaprio often attempted improvisations during dialogue scenes between his character Ernest and Robert De Niro’s William.

Endless improv!

“It was endless! Endless!”, Scorsese told DiCaprio about the improv. This really annoyed De Niro, who did not understand why he was doing it. In addition, the former Titanic star likes to talk before shooting scenes and discuss characters’ motivations. De Niro was naturally quiet, and DiCaprio’s tendency to talk too much annoyed the Taxi Driver hero a little.

“Sometimes Bob De Niro really didn’t want to talk. Every now and then we’d look at each other and roll our eyes. Then we’d explain to Leo that we didn’t need to add that dialogue. For example.”Remembers Martin Scorsese.

In the end, DiCaprio was a little overconsumed by Ernest, who “talks too much”According to Molly, who doesn’t hesitate to tell her frankly in the excerpt below.

In any case, despite this slight tension, according to critics and first-time viewers of Killers of the Flower Moon, the two actors gave an exceptional performance. This is the 10th collaboration between De Niro and Scorsese and the 6th between DiCaprio and the New York director.

The 80-year-old director had to deal with the differences in the characters of his two muses on the set of Killers of the Flower Moon:

“I quickly realized that I could work with Leo if he talked to me a lot. His method, in my eyes, requires constant conversation, studying every moment.”he emphasized.

“With De Niro, it’s a little different. Yes, we talk, but then there’s a period of calm. They’re not afraid to act and they’re willing to try anything.”Martin Scorsese concluded.