Actor in theaters with one battle after another recalls unusual suggestion of agent
It is common in Hollywood that actors adopt different artistic names of their baptism names, either to facilitate pronunciation, gain greater commercial appeal, or simply create a more striking identity. However, Leonardo DiCaprio (The return), born Leonardo Wilhelm DiCapriodecided to continue against this habit.
In an interview with Podcast New heightsthe actor revealed that at the beginning of his career, an agent advised him to abandon the name “Leonardo DiCaprio”For being considered“very ethnicAnd to adopt the name “Lenny Williams”Combination of your middle name with an invented surname.
The memory came during a conversation with Benicio Del Toro (The Phoenician Scheme), your colleague in One battle after another (Read our film criticism CLICKING HERE). Del Toro He made a joke saying that he has also received similar suggestions: “Mine suggested Beni del“, And Dicaprio He said that his father reacted immediately: tore the photo sent to the agent and decreed – “Just over my corpse.”
The actor also shared another remarkable board received at the age of 16, from the director Michael Caton-Jonesin Wake -up: “Pain is temporary, cinema is forever.” He is Del Toro They also discussed their favorite films and wondered which roles would like to have played each other.
What is the story of One battle after another?
In One battle after another, Dicaprio interpret Bob Fergusona revolutionary who struggles to save his daughter while facing a powerful opponent and revives events 16 years earlier, who explain his desperate situation.
This is the first collaboration between Dicaprio and Paul Thomas Anderson in a film project. The script is from the filmmaker himself, who was inspired by Vineepic author’s book Thomas Pynchon.
Who is in the cast of One battle after another?
In addition to Dicapriothe cast of One battle after another still has Benicio Del Toro (The Phoenician Scheme), Regina Hall (Everyone in Pernico), Teyana Taylor (Thousand and one), Sean Penn (Milk), the singer Alana Haimmember of the musical trio Haim and star of Licorice Pizza, and the young woman Chase Infiniti, series Above any suspicion, of Apple TV+. Watch the following novelty trailer:
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Benicio Del Toro
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Leonardo DiCaprio
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One battle after another
Source: Rollingstone
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