In the 70's, 80's and 90's it was
Robert De Niro who
Martin Scorsese used as his lead protagonist in film after film. No matter if it was a psychological drama like
Taxi Driver, a comedy movie like
The King of Comedy, a musical like
New York, New York, a boxing biopic like
Raging Bull or a crime movie like
Goodfellas. In what is one of the most famous film partnerships of all time, the duo clocked up 8 movies together. Most extremely successful. At the beginning of this century, Scorsese used a new chameleon,
Leonardo DiCaprio for
Gangs of New York. Then again in
The Aviator. Then again in
The Departed. And now they are looking to work together for the fourth time in an adaptation of the upcoming book
The Wolf of Wall Street. The film would mark the fourth time the duo have worked together in six years. Here's more info on the movie from
Variety...
In "Wolf of Wall Street" DiCaprio would play Belfort, a Long Island penny stockbroker who served 20 months in prison for refusing to cooperate in a massive 1990s securities fraud case that involved widespread corruption on Wall Street and in the corporate banking world, including mob infiltration. Expect another big star to be lined up for this. Variety report that the book is a little like
Catch Me If You Can, in that their are two strong lead roles. In this case, the other role is a FBI agent who tried to make Belfort an informant. The plot given is a little vague, so I don't want to make a judgment on the potential of the flick just yet. As far as the Scorsese using DiCaprio again, that's totally fine by me. You can cast him in every movie you ever make Marty, you will not find anyone better. This is now the sixth movie, The Oscar winning director has been linked with since his last movie wrapped.... source -
variety