In the same interview, DiCaprio also revealed that he turned down two superhero roles. Leonardo DiCaprio turned down roles as Anakin Skywalker, Spiderman /Yqwd5xZTU3- altpress January 1, 2016 Leonardo Dicaprio turned down 2 other blockbuster roles It isn’t surprising that an actor like DiCaprio wouldn’t want to take on a role with that much pressure, especially if they didn’t feel ready for it. The role of Anakin had high expectations as the prequels essentially revolved around his transformation into Darth Vader. “Just didn’t feel ready to take that dive. “I did have a meeting with George Lucas about that,” DiCaprio told ShortList. ![]() However, he turned it down as he felt it wasn’t a role he wanted to take on at that point in his career. ![]() In a 2015 interview with ShortList, DiCaprio confirmed that he did have a meeting with Lucas and was in talks to play Anakin. The actor became a breakout star of the 1990s and was coming off roles in movies like Titanic and What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. ![]() ![]() George Lucas cast Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker after turning down Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonathan Jackson and 400 other candidates /Xw8ktmdZi1- Fandom Wikis December 11, 2020ĭiCaprio had an opportunity to play Anakin in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
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