Leonardo DiCaprio has made numerous films with Martin Scorsese, and together they revealed more of their behind-the-scenes creative process.
Il Time he chose Leonardo DiCaprio as the winner of the 2025 Entertainer of the Year title and, during the event A Year in Time of the magazine of the same name which took place in New York, together with Martin Scorsese they looked back on years of collaboration, reflecting on the way they have always worked. According to DiCaprio, they typically discussed “for months” before starting to shoot a film.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese reveal what distinguishes their way of collaborating
Con Gangs of New York the artistic partnership between two fundamental names in the world of entertainment has begun. Leonardo DiCaprio joined the cast of Martin Scorsese’s film directed in 2002 and, since then, they have offered the public numerous adventures. The Aviator, The Departed – Il bene e il male, Shutter Island, The Wolf of Wall Street and the most recent Killers of the Flower Moon. Having spent many years together on set, Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese have developed their own creative process.
DiCaprio, for example, explained that an element that distinguishes their way of working is “discuss for months” of films and screenplays, as a sort of “film education”. “It’s a lot of questions and a lot of trying to play devil’s advocate about how to approach things, even though they might not be the most obvious. We’re doing that in the new movie we’re shooting right now, but it’s been one of the most profound learning experiences by far.”. The director explained that generally his creative process he starts alone, locked in a room where he tries to focus on the script: “We have this ability to collaborate, and it’s based on trust and love. We reach levels that sometimes seem almost impossible”.
It is currently in the works What Happens at Nightwhere Leonardo DiCaprio shares the stage with Jennifer Lawrence. Previously, however, it was Leonardo DiCaprio who “convinced” Scorsese to accept The Wolf of the Wall Street: “[La fiducia] was so intrinsic to who we are together as collaborators that we tried everything, and some of the most amazing things came from your enthusiasm“, revealed Scorsese. Finally Leonardo DiCaprio pointed out that in future does not wish to occupy the director’s chair: “I could never do anything like what Martin Scorsese does. Why should I do this? But when I think back, I would have liked to see that process behind the camera a lot more”.
