“It was a head-butt, but it wasn’t me”: Leonardo DiCaprio Breaks Silence on Injuring Oscar Winner Co-Star While Filming $193M Movie
It has been a long-held impression that Leonardo DiCaprio allegedly injured his co-star Daniel Day-Lewis on the sets of the film Gangs of New York. This incident went down as a notorious blot on DiCaprio’s image. However, the Wolf of Wall Street star clarified the story in a media interaction.
His revelation throws a completely new light on the whole episode. Apparently, Day-Lewis was partly to blame for his broken nose. It involved a tricky shot in the film, which went bad, resulting in a horrific injury. This clarification by the actor sets the record straight and proves that things aren’t always what they seem from the outside.
Did Leonardo DiCaprio Injure His Co-Stars While Filming a Fight Scene?
Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the legendary stars who has delivered award-winning performances in several blockbuster films. In his storied acting career, DiCaprio has achieved enormous success in the film industry.
The actor found early fame in showbiz by earning his first Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for his applaud-worthy performance in the 1993 film What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. DiCaprio is easily the most successful star in the industry, whose phenomenal acting skills and breathtaking charisma are unparalleled.
In 2002, he appeared in Martin Scorsese’s directorial American historical drama film Gangs of New York, in which he played Amsterdam Vallon. The California native star once revealed that he had absolute honor working with legendary director Scorsese, who has successfully helmed dozens of mindblowing projects under his belt.
Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio
DiCaprio told BBC,
“I could go into great length and great detail. You know it was everything I expected and more. It was an unbelievable experience. There are very few filmmakers whose films you want to watch repeatedly, over and over again, because of the acute attention to detail and how immersed you feel in the world he creates.”
He continued,
“You know, working with him, you just go for broke every time. But at the end of the day his word is golden, and you have to trust that what he sees for your character is going to be perfect for what’s on film. I’m so proud of this movie, and I think it really captures what we wanted to say.”
However, there is one crazy intriguing behind-the-scenes anecdote that the actor once shared. He said his co-star Daniel Day-Lewis accidentally broke his nose while filming a fight sequence in the titular film.
Leonardo DiCaprio Reveals His Side of the Story
Daniel Day-Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio
In a tell-all interview, Leonardo DiCaprio clarified that he didn’t break his co-star Daniel Day-Lewis’s nose while filming a fight scene, claiming that he injured himself.
“No. That is not true. He did break his nose. There was a scene where maybe the misconception is this. He was supposed to be head-butting my face after I tried to assassinate him in front of a pagoda,” he said.
DiCaprio continued,
“It was a head-butt, but it wasn’t me. It was a pillow or a sandbag or something like that. That’s when he broke his nose. He was smashing his face off–camera. I wasn’t anywhere near the camera.”
The Titanic movie star also opened up about his experience sharing the silver screen with his co-sta Day-Lewis in an old interview, saying,
“Being able to work with Daniel Day-Lewis, who’s such an inspiration to so many young actors and who is so committed to his roles and his characters, was a huge thrill for me. It was such a great experience working with him, you know. Bill the Butcher is an unbelievably complex dream character.”
Alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, the 2000 film Gangs of New York has had a star-studded cast that includes: Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Stephen Graham, Eddie Marsan, and Brendan Gleeson.
