Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet have been longtime friends ever since their bond started back in 1997 during the shooting of James Cameron’s magnum opus Titanic. With a bond that has lasted well over 25 years, the duo has gone to extreme lengths with each other during times of acting.
Having complete trust in each other, DiCaprio and Winslet starred in the 2008 film titled Revolutionary Road. With an intense emotional storyline to follow, Kate Winslet would often let DiCaprio choke her until she almost passed out just to get the perfect scene!
Kate Winslet Would Let Leonardo DiCaprio Choke Her For A Scene!
After the duo found the spotlight for starring in the 1997 romantic/drama Titanic, the pair decided to sit down quietly for a while. It was until 2008 that the duo once again reunited to star in Sam Mendes’ romantic/drama titled Revolutionary Road.
With Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in the lead roles, the couple flies off to Paris to start their life anew. Complications arise due to some circumstances as both lovers try to mend their almost-broken marriage during the almost 2-hour runtime of the movie. As intense as the plot of the movie sounds, the acting that DiCaprio and Winslet had to go through was also pretty intense. In an interview, Kate Winslet talked about her friendship with DiCaprio and how she trusted him so much.
“We were very interested to let it go and see where it went. I was like, ‘If you want to smash me up, OK, you want to smash me up.’”
DiCaprio added “We’re old friends and we know where we can go with each other. She will let me strangle her until she literally passes out in the scene.” Suffice it to say, their friendship is pretty strong indeed to have that level of trust. Watching her co-star perform, Kate Winslet revealed that she was almost on the verge of tears since Leonardi DiCaprio was performing so well!
Kate Winslet Almost Cried While Looking At Leonardo DiCaprio!
Meeting DiCaprio after quite a while, Kate Winslet stated that she almost cried while looking at her Revolutionary Road co-star. Stating that the actor changed for the better, Winslet claimed that she almost cried while looking at DiCaprio’s acting.
“He’s nicer than he was if that’s possible. He’s funnier than he was if that’s possible and he’s a better actor than he was even if that’s possible. I had to stop myself from crying because I was seeing someone for whom I have so much respect doing things as an actor that I have never seen him do before. And morph his face into positions that I’ve never seen him do before as an actor and as a person.”
Revolutionary Road was well received by the audience as it stands currently at a rating of 7.3/10 on IMDB and 67% on Rotten Tomatoes. With Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in the leading role, Revolutionary Road is available to stream on Max in the U.S.
Source: The Guardian
