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Leonardo DiCaprio's "Biggest Regret" Was Passing on a Role in This Film
Leonardo DiCaprio regrets turning down Boogie Nights to star in Titanic, and he reunites with director Paul Thomas Anderson for their first film in 30 years, releasing this September.
- Ahead of its September 26, 2025, release, Leonardo DiCaprio and Paul Thomas Anderson discuss One Battle After Another, their first collaboration in 30 years, and DiCaprio's regret over passing on Boogie Nights.
- Before Titanic, DiCaprio declined Anderson's 1997 offer to star in Boogie Nights and suggested Mark Wahlberg instead.
- Production for One Battle After Another included a full-on Caligula orgy on a 747 and scenes were shot forty feet from the Tijuana border.
- Alongside DiCaprio, Benicio Del Toro, Sean Penn, Wood Harris, Teyana Taylor, Regina Hall, Alana Haim and Chase Infiniti join the film, blending action, humor and intrigue.
- Leonardo DiCaprio says, 'approaching 50, I feel about 32,' emphasizing that taking breaks between films keeps his passion alive.
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Leonardo DiCaprio Recalls Passing On ‘Boogie Nights’ Role As His “Biggest Regret”
Although Leonardo DiCaprio is beloved by many for playing Jack Dawson in 1997’s Titanic, he regrets passing up on the role of Dirk Diggler that year. The Oscar winner recently admitted to Boogie Nights writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson that his “biggest regret” was not playing the leading character of the teenaged busboy turned adult film […]
Leonardo DiCaprio Details The One Movie He Regrets Passing On And The Only Film Of His He'll Rewatch
leonardo dicaprio one battle Ahead of their release of their new film One Battle After Another on September 26, Hollywood titan Leonardo DiCaprio and Paul Thomas Anderson sat down for an extensive conversation that led to DiCaprio revealing Anderson’s Boogie Nights is the one project he regrets passing on. Leonardo DiCaprio has been one of Hollywood’s premier A-listers since the late 1990s, meaning the Oscar-winning actor has likely been first l…
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