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PEOPLE Goes Inside Leonardo DiCaprio's Top-Secret Movie Set
Originally posted 08/17/2009 10:15AM
After a private Mediterranean cruise with 12 pals that sailed from Aug. 12 through 16 along the French Riviera, Leonardo DiCaprio got an early jump on Labor Day by going back to work Monday in Paris for his latest movie, Inception, directed by Dark Knight's Christopher Nolan and which started shooting in London last month.
Trade reports have described Inception as a contemporary sci-fi action thriller set within "the architecture of the mind." But for DiCaprio and his costars, La Vie En Rose Oscar winner Marion Cotillard and Juno Oscar nominee Ellen Page, the setting was one of the more recognizable bridges on the Seine.
The bridge itself – the Pont de Bir-Hakeim – is no stranger to the screen, having recently been seen in 2007's National Treasure 2. Steven Spielberg also used it and its above-ground Metro line and distinctive view of the Eiffel Tower in his 2005 Munich, while Marlon Brando walked across it in the groundbreaking 1973 Last Tango in Paris. Now it's DiCaprio's turn.
Permalink | Filed Under: Christopher Nolan, Ellen Page, Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard
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INSIDE STORY: How Stars Score Prime Lakers Tickets
Originally posted 05/28/2009 12:00PM
A studio executive could open a summer's worth of blockbusters with the celebrities sitting court side at a single L.A. Lakers' playoff game.
Just how do Hollywood's finest manage to get those prime locations court side and in the lower bowl? Some buy in bulk – Lakers' season ticket holders include Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Dustin Hoffman, Penny Marshall, Dyan Cannon and Glenn Frey, to name a few. But that's not the only way to get a foot on the floor. "The main way most of the celebrities get in are through seats given to them by studios, record companies, major talent agencies and production companies," says Lakers' spokesman John Black. "On a
given night, we may have 40 celebrities here but I may only be aware of five of them myself."
Permalink | Filed Under: Ellen Pompeo, Jack Nicholson, Kim Kardashian, Leonardo DiCaprio, Zac Efron
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POLL: Who Should Play Frank Sinatra?
Originally posted 05/15/2009 09:35AM
The race is on in Hollywood to play Ol' Blue Eyes.
Oscar winner Martin Scorsese will be directing and producing a biopic about legendary singer Frank Sinatra, who died in 1998 at age 82. The hot-tempered Sinatra led a famously colorful life: He wed four times (including to movie stars Ava Gardner and Mia Farrow), had early ties to organized crime, and starred in 50-plus movies, including the original Rat Pack extravaganza, Ocean’s Eleven, as well as From Here to Eternity, for which he won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
The role of Sinatra has yet to be cast, but the early favorite is Leonardo DiCaprio, who has made three films with Scorsese, including Shutter Island, which opens this fall. Another possible contender: Johnny Depp. Respected film industry blogger Nikki Finke reports he's the choice of the sponsoring studio, Universal. Neither actor is known for his warbling abilities, but that doesn’t matter because the film, which has the cooperation of the Sinatra estate, will use the crooner’s original recordings.
Other possible contenders? Justin Timberlake, who actually can sing and has the right hungry look. Tween heartthrob Joe Jonas has the pipes and the right look. Or maybe even Twilight’s Robert Pattinson, if he loses the fangs and nails a New Jersey accent. Pick your favorite to portray the crooner below:
Permalink | Filed Under: Frank Sinatra, Joe Jonas, Johnny Depp, Justin Timberlake, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Robert Pattinson
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Save the Earth, Go to a Premiere with Leonardo DiCaprio!
Originally posted 04/14/2009 03:30PM
Want to hit the red carpet with Leonardo DiCaprio at the premiere of his next film? Here's your chance.
The actor and environmental activist, 34, is auctioning off the opportunity to attend the premiere of his upcoming drama Shutter Island – complete with eco-car service to and from the event and a stay at a green hotel.
"By bidding on these items at ebay.com/globalgreen, people will help Global Green combat climate change and pursue important environmental imperatives, such as greening our nation's schools, housing, cities and more," says DiCaprio, who is a board member for Global Green USA, which advocates for climate-friendly solutions to environmental issues.
The auction begins Wednesday night at 7 p.m. and ends on Earth Day, April 22.
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Leonardo DiCaprio to Receive Big Green Award
Originally posted 03/25/2009 02:05PM
Leonardo DiCaprio should prepare to be slimed.
Nickelodeon has announced the actor, 34, will be honored with the first-ever "Big Green Help Award" at Saturday's Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles.
The award recognizes DiCaprio's dedication as an environmental activist, as well as his inspiring work, which includes directing and producing the award-winning environmental documentary The 11th Hour, an eco-focused Web site, and a namesake foundation.
In October, the actor told PEOPLE that environmental policies are "a moral issue and a patriotic issue."
DiCaprio's longtime friend Cameron Diaz, another eco-minded star, will present the award at the ceremony, which airs live on Nickelodeon at 8p.m. ET. – Joey Bartolomeo
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Kate Winslet: Please Don't Call Me a Movie Star
Originally posted 01/15/2009 10:25AM
Kate Winslet is keeping it real. Very real.
In fact, when she watches her Golden Globe-winning role in Revolutionary Road, she says, "I'm so thrilled by our foreheads." (She's speaking, of course, of hers and costar Leonardo DiCaprio's non-Botoxed brows.) "They're supposed to move. I'm very proud of that."
She's also proud of her normal, off-screen lifestyle, with husband Sam Mendes and their son, Joe, 5, and Winslet's daughter, Mia, 8, from a previous marriage, which she talks openly about in the February issue of InStyle (on sale Friday).
"Please don't call me [a movie star]. I don’t feel like a movie star in my life at all, and I don’t particularly think I behave like one," says the actress, 33.
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Kate Winslet Dishes on Sex Scenes with Leo
Originally posted 12/02/2008 12:35PM
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio have done steamy onscreen sex scenes together before, but for their upcoming film Revolutionary Road, they had to pair up in front of Winslet's director-husband, Sam Mendes.
"I had a total meltdown," Winslet said at New York City's Times Center on Monday. "Sam was there lining the scene up. I'd get things like, 'Press your hands into his back! No, his back!' You just have to deal with it. Leo was remarkably fine with the whole thing."
Mendes, who joined his wife for the TimesTalks conversation about Revolutionary Road, called the scene "a profoundly weird experience" but said Winslet was very professional. Revolutionary Road marks the first time Mendes has worked with his wife, despite Winslet's efforts to do that for years.
Permalink | Filed Under: Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio
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For Sale: Leonardo DiCaprio's Malibu Estate
Originally posted 11/30/2008 03:25PM
Leonardo DiCaprio has put his Malibu estate up for sale at the king-of-the-world price of just under $9 million.
Featuring a two-bedroom, two-bath main house and a guesthouse with two one-bedroom suites, the private paparazzi-proof bluff-top property offers a stairway-to-the-sea to a secluded cove, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Other amenities include a steam shower in the bathroom, a four-car garage and a big yard. The exact listing price is $8,999,000.
DiCaprio, 34, next appears in Revolutionary Road, a holiday film that reunites him with Titanic costar Kate Winslet. – Mike Fleeman
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Leo & Kate Bosworth Celebrate All Night Long
Originally posted 11/21/2008 06:00AM
• Leonardo DiCaprio, celebrating GQ Magazine's annual Men of the Year party at West Hollywood's Chateau Marmont. Surrounded by a table of models, the actor spent much of the night chatting with Kate Bosworth and sipping on a Grey Goose cocktail. "They were really close together and acted super flirty," says an onlooker. "They just kept getting closer as the night went on." But the party didn't end there: The pair – joined by DiCaprio's BFF Lukas Haas and pal Kevin Connolly – also stopped by Bardot Hollywood, where they settled into a table in the back lounge area and closed down the hot spot.
Permalink | Filed Under: Kate Bosworth, Leonardo DiCaprio
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Caught in the Act!
Originally posted 11/21/2008 06:00AM
• Leonardo DiCaprio, celebrating GQ Magazine's annual Men of the Year party at West Hollywood's Chateau Marmont. Surrounded by a table of models, the actor spent much of the night chatting with Kate Bosworth and sipping on a Grey Goose cocktail. "They were really close together and acted super flirty," says an onlooker. "They just kept getting closer as the night went on." But the party didn't end there: The pair – joined by DiCaprio's BFF Lukas Haas and pal Kevin Connolly – also stopped by Bardot Hollywood, where they settled into a table in the back lounge area and closed down the hot spot.
Permalink | Filed Under: Kate Bosworth, Leonardo DiCaprio
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