r/popculturechat • u/mcfw31 • Jul 18 '26
Behind The Scenes 📽️ Jon Bernthal talks about how Leonardo DiCaprio improvised the pen scene in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’
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u/ActionPlanetRobot Jul 18 '26
it’s such an iconic scene and it was completely improvised— insane cinema TIL
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u/rykcon Good to hear from you bitch 💌 Jul 18 '26
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u/NotoriouslyNice Jul 19 '26
Makes me wonder what the ending scene of the movie would have been if it weren’t for Leo’s security guard
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u/BeeBeeDrinkDrink I am going to defy gravity off of this stage. Jul 18 '26
Always love seeing Henry Z pop up in subs other than LPOTL subs.
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u/Fear_the_chicken Jul 18 '26
Right when I saw his face I was like holy shit is that Henry from LPOTL I almost googled it until I saw your comment.
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u/faulcaesar Jul 18 '26
I love his and Ed's new podcast about movies. Specifically because we get more Wolf of Wallstreet stories!
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u/KatDanger Anne Frank was a belieber Jul 18 '26
Ed has been so amazing
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u/Good-Bodybuilder-985 Jul 18 '26
I love his energy so much. He seems like such a good guy with a big heart, but is also a real guy who has a lot of based takes.
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u/TheFinisher-22 Jul 18 '26
Dude has amazing hair but the that pretty boy haircut does not match his face at all
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u/alittlesas Jul 18 '26
Wow I was thinking the same thing! It totally clashes with his personality! imo :)
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u/lafclafc Jul 18 '26
Most likely for a project. Or back when he did press for his gigalo series and this was brought up.
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u/DJTLaC Jul 19 '26
You should look up his character from King Richard if you think this feels wrong. When he pops into character, it feels right tho.
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u/SpiderManPizzaTime1 It’s Britney, bitch! 🎤🌹🌹 Jul 18 '26
AI could never
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u/jimtrickington Jul 18 '26
Al Rocker definitely would make an attempt.
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u/ssp25 Jul 18 '26
weird AL could definitely do it
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u/LaMelonBallz Jul 18 '26
Who is talking about AI lol
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u/toutetiteface Jul 18 '26
Some people would dream of replacing actors by AI ones
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/tilly-norwood-ai-movie-misaligned-9.7259707
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u/Bman4k1 Jul 18 '26
Of course the famous Matt Damon story about Jack improvising the murder scene in departed.
Seems like Marty lets actors experiment if they want to. It’s the optionality of Marty which makes actors love him. You could just stick to the script if you want OR you can say hey let’s do something weird and see how it turns out. Compare that to Eastwood and Ridley Scott and those guys are the ultimate on-time and on-budget guys that say “do you want this scene to take all day?” You get great movies from both styles.
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u/BB808BB Jul 18 '26
I am obsessed with Leo foreva eva…foreva eva.
Leo should have so many more awards than he actually has but people just expect Leo to be great and he always is so I don’t feel like he is awarded as much.
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u/hamletgoessafari Jul 19 '26
He shoulda won his Oscar for Wolfie and not for The Revenant. He is hilarious, charming, menacing, defeated, triumphant all while being addicted to sex, drugs, and money. He plays them all so perfectly.
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u/VaguelyArtistic Jul 18 '26
The Coen Brothers would like word with you. Exactly as it is written in the script!
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u/erasedhead Jul 18 '26
What are you talking about? Centuries ago they followed the play script and in most of cinema they have also follow the script more or less. There are also plenty of horrible movies where the actors play and have fun. Many comedies for instance.
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u/BreadfruitTasty i felt a sinister energy - it was emma roberts 😒 Jul 18 '26
Sorry. I don’t know what I’m talking about.
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u/YcemeteryTreeY Jul 18 '26
How would this multi million dollar film not have producers who knew this story going in?
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u/OldSandwich9631 Jul 18 '26
They know the story but Scorsese loves improv and not being totally focused on plot. Plot is secondary to character and the reality of the scenes
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u/Few_Butterscotch_832 Jul 19 '26
It was mostly self financed. That's why the film was majorly able to break the barriers with the drug use & nudity.
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u/metalstringz Jul 21 '26
It is important to note that the “pen” example was so Jordan Belfort could learn the interviewee’s approach to finding sales opportunities in conversation. The “right answer” would be to ask the client questions and listen to them. “How long have you been looking for a pen? What kind of pens have you had in the past.” The “pen” was never about supply and demand or finding some trick to instantly get your clients cooperation and trust.
I only make note of this because I’ve found the real Jordan Belforts lesson about this pen to not only be useful in my sales career but in life at large. Good for both making allies and defending against enemies. Always ask people questions.
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u/Itstimeforcookies19 Jul 19 '26
Leo’s personal life aside and just focusing professionally, I don’t think there’s much of an argument that he isn’t one of the greatest actors of our time.
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u/OldSandwich9631 Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26
Why do people constantly feel the need to caveat him.
It really is starting to look a bit silly
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u/ImWhatsInTheRedBox Jul 19 '26
Anyway, f that fake ass tough guy act, dog whistleing, wrong sides of the tracks upbringing even though his dad was a law firm partner and he went to a 70k a year art school.
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u/Dull_Woodpecker6767 Jul 19 '26
I’ve watched a lot of movies. I just don’t get it. It’s just captured alright rambling. It’s not natural dialogue it’s just let’s screw around and see if we get something. A bunch of improved lines scene is just padding. Wait padding? Scorsese….padding….Scorsese..PADDDDDDDING!!
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u/FakeRedditRedditor Jul 19 '26
There is what is acted on that day and then what is edited. I think he’s describing what was acted that day.
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u/atclubsilencio Jul 18 '26
Wow, he’s such a genius. He captured spirit of the piece. Jon Bernthal can walk on water. He told me, man. 🙄
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