Leonardo DiCaprio Birthday: Did You Know Oscar-Winning Actor Once Blocked His Own Movie From Releasing in USA for a Strange Reason?
Know all about 'Don's Plum', a movie that Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire did not want you to watch, because they didn't want the movie to exist!
Leonardo DiCaprio, born on November 11, 1974, has recently turned 50, but for him, age is just a number. Having delivered incredible performances from a young age in films such as Marvin's Room, The Basketball Diaries, and What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, and breaking out globally with James Cameron슬롯사이트™s Titanic as the doomed lover Jack, DiCaprio is now known as an Oscar winner (for The Revenant), philanthropist, a very choosy actor, and, errr... a serial dater.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Leonardo DiCaprio Birthday: From 슬롯사이트˜Titanic슬롯사이트� to 슬롯사이트˜The Revenant슬롯사이트�, A Look Back at His Career Milestones and Most Memorable Roles.
There are many interesting stories about DiCaprio슬롯사이트™s rise to superstardom. But did you know that he once successfully blocked a movie starring himself from being released in the USA and Canada because he felt tricked into participating? Not just him, but even his best friend and fellow actor, known to the world as the original Spider-Man, Tobey Maguire, was involved in this incident.
Here슬롯사이트™s the story of Don슬롯사이트™s Plum, a notorious film that these two stars fought to keep from widespread release슬롯사이트”and partially succeeded.
'Don슬롯사이트™s Plum'
Don슬롯사이트™s Plum is an indie drama shot in black and white that was released in 2001. Directed by RD Robb (known for his role as Schwartz in A Christmas Story), Don슬롯사이트™s Plum was actually filmed in the mid-'90s, before DiCaprio became a global star thanks to Titanic (1997). However, due to the legal disputes surrounding its production, the movie was shelved for years and only saw release outside the USA and Canada. It remains an overlooked and largely forgotten entry in the filmographies of its stars.
Watch the Trailer of 'Don's Plum':
Set over the course of a single night, Don슬롯사이트™s Plum follows a group of young men who meet at a diner and discuss life, love, sexuality, and masturbation. In addition to DiCaprio and Maguire, the movie features Amber Benson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Scott Bloom (Smokin슬롯사이트� Aces), Kevin Connolly (Entourage), Jeremy Sisto (Six Feet Under), and Ethan Suplee (American History X).
Why Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire Blocked 'Don슬롯사이트™s Plum' Release
In a 1996 interview with Detour magazine, DiCaprio discussed how he agreed to participate in Don슬롯사이트™s Plum as a short film project, only to find that the filmmakers intended to turn it into a feature-length movie without his consent. He said, 슬롯사이트œI had a friend who I did a short film with recently who slandered me. I was trying to do a favour for him. His name is RD Robb. It슬롯사이트™s scandalous. It was originally a short film, and then he tried to make it into a feature. I worked one night on it. He tried to make it into a feature. And I heard all this stuff about how he was going to pit the press against me if I didn슬롯사이트™t go along with him and do the feature. I just did it as a favour, you know? And then all this stuff happens and you ask why. Why be nice if that슬롯사이트™s going to happen?슬롯사이트�슬롯 머신 사이트 추천LEAKED! Leonardo DiCaprio Spotted Shooting For His Paul Thomas Anderson Film; Actor's Hippie Look Revealed!
DiCaprio and Maguire took legal action to block the film슬롯사이트™s release for this reason. In 1998, one of Don슬롯사이트™s Plum슬롯사이트™s producers, David Stutman, filed a lawsuit against the actors, claiming they led a campaign to prevent the film's release. He alleged that Maguire was particularly opposed to the release because he was unhappy with certain improvised scenes that he felt would portray him unfavourably.
Leonardo DiCaprio's Court Deposition Against 'Don's Plum' Release in 1998
The parties eventually reached a settlement that allowed Don슬롯사이트™s Plum to be released internationally but prohibited its distribution in the USA and Canada. However, another producer, Dale Wheatley, later uploaded the film for free streaming on a website then called FreeDonsPlum.com (now Dale Wheatley Writes). Maguire and DiCaprio once again took legal action to have it removed from the streaming site (Vimeo), citing copyright infringement. Nevertheless, the full movie can still be found on YouTube.
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