careful preparation
There’s no question that Leonardo DiCaprio has succeeded Roger Ferris, a specialist in missions on sensitive terrain, without learning anything about “real” members of the American secret services. “For six months, I met ex-CIA experts who explained to me how they parachuted into Iraq to infiltrate terrorist networks. Sometimes this absurd mole understands the complexity of his job: “He’s going crazy. These men risk their lives for an often futile outcome.”
Despot Ridley Scott
When DiCaprio arrived at Essaouira’s massive Moroccan studios in May 2007, he was worried: He had worked with Ridley Scott, a monster of need, for the first time. She had a hard time adjusting from the start: ”I had just left Rebel Wedding, a five-month candid shoot with Sam Mendes in a tiny house in Connecticut, where I am the center of the world. From the rural calm the actor finds himself in hell: “As soon as I arrive, I have to run in the middle of the explosions, automatic gun explosions and helicopters flying over my head with a terrifying noise! Ridley Scott works with sixteen cameras simultaneously and watches seven control screens without speaking to him. He gives orders over a loudspeaker to his teams, who obey without fear. It’s a great moment of solitude for DiCaprio, who has been pampered as a superstar on other sets.
unlined aerobatic moves
“One day the director asks me for an impossible sequence. I had to talk on my cell phone, smoke a cigarette and shoot a terrorist while running.” The actor stands up. “Tell me, Ridley, it’s not very convincing as a scene!” Cold response: “It’s not your place to judge. If you can, do it anyway…” Suddenly hurt, Leonardo DiCaprio runs off with a rage in his stomach. It’s even more painful to shoot the sequences as he doesn’t want to double down for stunts. The result: they end their day covered in sores and swelling.
Convincing Russell Crowe
It’s also not easy to pocket a grumpy Russell Crowe who maintains a close relationship with Ridley Scott: they made four movies together. DiCaprio despairs: “I was let down… Russell ignored me perfectly. He spent his time whispering something in Ridley’s ear, who quickly changed the script.” Stubborn, Leonardo DiCaprio will fight like a lion to adapt:I thought I had the worst shoot of my career with Titanic. I was wrong…” At the end of this grueling four-month struggle, Ridley Scott reveals his secret to the actor, who doesn’t want much from him: “I must admit, you are very strong. Between Russell and me, you knew how to find your place and how to impress me. Congratulations and learn, I never compliment…”
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Jean-Baptiste Drouet
Source: Programme Television
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