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Lily Gladstone was already properly versed in Leonardo DiCaprio’s movie-making oeuvre earlier than they grew to become co-stars within the 2023 drama, “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
The extent of Gladstone’s fandom for DiCaprio consists of, after all, his memorable efficiency as Jack Dawson in 1997’s “Titanic,” a movie she stated she liked when it was first launched.
“It was one of many first issues I spent my allowance on,” Gladstone instructed People in an interview printed Monday. “I pre-ordered the double VHS set from Toys ‘R’ Us when that was nonetheless round.”
Gladstone clarified that she didn’t totally buy-in to the “Leo-mania” of the time, saying, “I liked that film for the movie and for Kate Winslet,” and that she favored DiCaprio “as a result of Jack Dawson was nice.”
“And it’s humorous, every time I had crushes in sixth grade — as a result of the yr that it got here out for me — I might sort of venture my crushes into Jack Dawson. It was by no means on Jack Dawson,” she stated.
Over twenty years later, Gladstone discovered herself starring alongside the Oscar-winner within the Martin Scorsese-directed “Killers of the Flower Moon.” In 2021, Gladstone additionally stated she acquired a particular invitation from DiCaprio himself.
“I get a textual content on my cellphone from some unmarked quantity saying, ‘Hey, that is Leo. Do you need to come over for dinner?’ I have a look at it and I’m identical to, ‘Is that this actually him?’” She stated.
After confirming it was certainly DiCaprio, Gladstone stated they “frolicked by the fireplace exterior” his residence and talked about their childhood over dinner.
“Killers of the Flower Moon,” now accessible on demand, has garnered Oscar buzz because it premiered in theaters in October.