Leonardo DiCaprio Birthday: 5 main franchise roles the Oscar winner handed on in his profession

Leonardo DiCaprio is without doubt one of the largest stars in Hollywood and the Oscar-winning actor has again and again showcased his unmatched appearing abilities over time. From profitable prestigious accolades such because the Oscar to working with a few of the most esteemed administrators within the trade, DiCaprio has confirmed he can take up any function and make it his personal. 

Provided that majority of the Hollywood enterprise immediately runs round sequels, prequels and reboots, it is spectacular how Leonardo has managed to carve out such an illustrious profession with out becoming a member of the bandwagon of massive franchise films. The actor has starred in movies throughout totally different genres however hasn’t but performed a superhero function. To suppose that DiCaprio wasn’t provided to play comedian guide characters can be naive and therefore you can be stunned to know the most important franchises that the actor has turned down over time. 

Early on in his profession, Leonardo started to make his presence felt by starring in unbiased movies and over time, he has caught to collaborating with a few of the best administrators in Hollywood however by no means performed character roles which have ended up as franchises. Because the actor turns 48, we check out the most important roles that he has turned down in his profession. 

Batman Ceaselessly 

Not because the caped crusader however Leonardo DiCaprio was provided the function of Robin. After Batman (1989), Tim Burton had plans to introduce Marlon Wayans as Robin in his sequel, Batman Returns though that did not materialise and after Joel Schumacher took over as director from Burton on 1995’s Batman Ceaselessly, he approached DiCaprio for the function of Robin. The actor in an interview with The ShortList admitted the identical and mentioned, “As I recall I took the assembly however didn’t need to play the function. Joel Schumacher is a really gifted director however I don’t suppose I used to be prepared for something like that.” The function finally went to Chris O’Donnell who later additionally appeared in its sequel, Batman and Robin. 

The Matrix

Whereas Keanu Reeves’ profession has been synonymous with The Matrix movies, the actor wasn’t the primary selection with regards to the casting of Neo and that earlier than him a number of different stars together with Leonardo DiCaprio had been approached. The actor who was recent out of the success of James Cameron’s 1997 epic Titanic was approached by producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura for The Matrix. DiCaprio reportedly additionally met with Bonaventura and the Wachowski Sisters although finally determined to show down the function as a result of he did not need to do “one other visible results film” after Titanic. The function finally went to Reeves who obtained an enormous fan base for the franchise and starred in its three sequels. 

Star Wars: Assault of the Clones

Leonardo DiCaprio might have been part of the Star Wars universe and all of it appears unattainable to think about now. The actor was approached for the function of grown-up Anakin Skywalker in Assault of the Clones. In accordance with DiCaprio, he did in truth meet with George Lucas to debate the function however “simply didn’t really feel able to take that dive. At that time” as acknowledged by him within the interview with The Shortlist. The Skywalker function then went onto Hayden Christensen. Taking up Anakin’s function would have meant Leonardo would have been Darth Vader within the Star Wars universe.

Spider-Man

Earlier than the MCU turned as large as it’s immediately, the primary main superhero franchise to hit the screens occurred to be Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man movies starring Tobey Maguire as the online slinger. Though earlier than Tobey wore the long-lasting go well with, his shut buddy from the trade, Leonardo was additionally approached for the function of Peter Parker though the actor has admitted that he turned it down after not feeling able to put on the superhero go well with in his profession. Maguire then starred within the Spider-Man trilogy and not too long ago additionally made a cameo in Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Method House starring Tom Holland as the online slinger. 

Hocus Pocus 

Leonardo DiCaprio left everybody stunned after he admitted in an interview with Selection that he turned down “extra money than I ever dreamed of” to play Max in Hocus Pocus and opting to audition for What’s Consuming Gilbert Grape. The actor mentioned, “I do not know the place the hell I bought the nerve.” Though the choice to star in What’s Consuming Gilbert Grape did change Leonardo’s life on condition that it earned him his first-ever Oscar nomination. As for Hocus Pocus, the movie starring Omri Katz as Max went on to change into a Halloween basic and in addition obtained a sequel not too long ago. 

As for Leonardo DiCaprio’s profession, regardless of turning down these franchise movies, the actor delivered notable performances in main initiatives comparable to The Revenant, Inception, Shutter Island, The Departed and extra.