"I turn my back" : Guillaume Canet describes his very tense first meeting with Leonardo DiCaprio

In February 2000, the French public can discover the movie in cinema. Beach. Directed by British Danny Boyle and based on Alex Garland’s novel of the same name, the feature film can count on a cast of Leonardo DiCaprio, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet and even Hélène de Fougerolles. Beach It is about the adventures of a group of friends who are in search of a mysterious island in Thailand.

Twenty-three years after the movie’s release, Guillaume Canet returned to his first meeting with Leonardo DiCaprio during an interview given to the show. entertain, posted on YouTube. It faces comedians Roman Frayssinet, Djimo, Laurie Peret and director Redouane Bougheraba.Asterix and Obelix: Middle Empire It turned out that everything started badly with the American star. “We had been shooting for three weeks and it was supposed to come later. One day we were told ‘DiCaprio is coming’. It was after the Titanic, it was the biggest star in the world. We see him come with guards. It bothers me, I see everyone in admiration before him. He comes in and sits down with the band, does something crappy with percussion, and everyone applauds him.” Leonardo DiCaprio will then attend Guillaume Canet’s boxing practice and will not hesitate to bring the Frenchman into the room the next day.”He felt like I wasn’t going to come and lick his ass. He came on set and started imitating me in boxing. And at one point, he puts a loaf of bread on my arm.“, explains.

Guillaume Canet’s reaction would then be instant. “I turned around and gave him a straight line through the very sore part of his shoulder. There’s a sudden silence on set… The two guards stare at me and DiCaprio gets up, hilariously. We became friends there. Back then he told me to come to the hotel with his friends and I spent four months with them, playing Playstation every evening. Even today we remain very good friends‘, says Guillaume Canet.

Aurelien Gaucher