It is a widely known fact that certain directors favor certain actors in their movies. Steven Spielberg likes Tom Cruise. Ridley Scott likes Russell Crowe. And now, after viewing the trailer for his new movie Shutter Island, it becomes once again apparent that Martin Scorsese really likes Leonardo DiCaprio.

DiCaprio has starred in three Scorsese films: Gangs of New York, The Aviator, and the award-winning The Departed. His growth from the mere teen-heartthrob status he enjoyed after his breakout role in Titanic seems to have been spurred along by his collaboration with the legendary director. And while there are several 14-year-old girls who most likely disagree that DiCaprio is more than just a heartthrob, there is a steadily-rising number of fans and movie critics who agree that his acting career is heading through the roof. It’s quite obvious that he will be making movies for a long time, potentially earning him the reputation enjoyed by such legends like Pacino or DeNiro.

DiCaprio, 34, has two films lined up in the pipe. Shutter Island is based on the novel by Dennis Lahane and is about two US Marshalls on the trail of an escaped inmate from an island-based mental hospital where the staff appear to be just as crazy as the patients. Sounds like a good way to spend a weekend. Unfortunately, it was announced just a few days ago that Shutter Island’s release date would be pushed to February so Paramount Pictures could better support Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones and Jason Reitman’s new comedy Up in the Air. It would appear that Scorsese and DiCaprio’s latest Oscar-grab might have to wait until next year.

The second film currently in production starring DiCaprio is the much-talked-about Inception, directed by The Dark Knight helmsman Christopher Nolan. Check out the teaser-trailer here. Warner Brothers has described the film as a “sci-fi action film set within the architecture of the mind.” Trippy. This would make sense, though. Before his work with Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader, Nolan directed the cult-classic, mind-blowing Memento, starring Guy Pierce. If you haven’t seen that movie, I highly recommend it. But try to keep an open mind, and for God’s sake, pay attention.

And visiting DiCaprio’s IMDB page, we can see that he has one more Scorsese film lined up. First he played Howard Hughes in The Aviator, and now he’s playing the Rough Rider himself in The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. I can certainly see DiCaprio capturing San Juan Hill with a bunch of American warriors, can’t you?

If you care to educate yourself on DiCaprio movies in preparation for Shutter Island (come on, February isn’t that far away), may I recommend the following: Blood Diamond, The Departed, and Catch Me If You Can. Those are the three best post-Titanic DiCaprio movies.

Source: examiner.com

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