DiCaprio Advised ‘No Superhero Movies,’ but Chalamet Says Will Consider’ One ‘If the Script’ and Director Were ‘Great’
Is Chalamet still committed to DiCaprio’s advice?
In recent interview with The New York Times while on the press tour for “Dune: Part Two,” Chalamet said the door on starring in comic book movies is not completely shut the way it might be for DiCaprio.
“Well, DiCaprio said to me, ‘No superhero movies, no hard drugs.’ Which I thought was very good,” Chalamet said.
“I follow them both! But the movie that made me want to act is a superhero movie, ‘The Dark Knight.’ If the script was great, if the director was great, I’d have to consider it.”
“When I was 12 years old, after attending one of my sister Pauline’s ballet performances, I petitioned my Mom and grandma to see Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight’ with me,” Chalamet said. “We went to AMC Empire 25 in Times Square for a 7:30 screening. I left that theater a changed man, and I’m serious about that. Heath Ledger‘s performance in that film was visceral and viral to me, and I now had the acting bug.”
It wasn’t until 2021’s Dune that Chalamet got the chance to headline his own major studio tentpole, and now he’s back for the upcoming sequel “Dune: Part Two.” Throw in last year’s holiday hit “Wonka” (which has surpassed $600 million at the worldwide box office), and Chalamet has emerged as leading man with star power sans any comic book movies to his name so far.
It’s rare for an actor of Chalamet’s age not to be involved in the comic book world. Just take a look at his “Dune” co-stars.
Zendaya and Florence Pugh are both members of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (as are Dave Bautista and Stellan Skarsgard), while Jason Momoa was DC’s “Aquaman” for a stretch of films.
Even Josh Brolin dabbled with comic book movies in the 2010 flop “Jonah Hex.”
