Aug 13, 03:32 PM

DiCaprio Calls Turning Down ‘Boogie Nights’ His Biggest Career Misstep

Leonardo DiCaprio said his biggest career regret is declining the lead role in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1997 drama “Boogie Nights,” a part that ultimately went to Mark Wahlberg. In an Esquire profile published 13 August, the 50-year-old actor told Anderson that he considered the film “a masterpiece” once he finally saw it. DiCaprio turned down the project because he was committed to James Cameron’s “Titanic,” whose box-office success propelled him to international fame. The disclosure comes as DiCaprio and Anderson prepare to release their first collaboration, “One Battle After Another,” scheduled to open on 26 September. The new film follows a former revolutionary searching for his missing daughter, with DiCaprio in the lead role. The actor, who has six Academy Award nominations and one win for “The Revenant,” said he had wanted to work with Anderson for two decades and welcomed the chance to do so after what he now views as a pivotal missed opportunity early in his career.

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DiCaprio Calls Turning Down ‘Boogie Nights’ His Biggest Career Misstep

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