Leonardo DiCaprio Will Get Massive Payday For Scorsese's Next Movie
Leonardo DiCaprio's massive payday for Martin Scorsese's new movie Killers of the Flower Moon has been revealed. The upcoming historical drama marks the sixth collaboration between the legendary director and Oscar-winning actor, including Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed, Shutter Island, and The Wolf of Wall Street. Co-adapted by prolific screenwriter Eric Roth and based on the 2017 book of the same name, Killers of the Flower Moon will chronicle the mysterious murders of members of the Osage tribe in northeastern Oklahoma during the 1920s after vast oil deposits are discovered on their land. This prompts an investigation headed by the newly formed FBI led by 29-year-old J. Edgar Hoover.
DiCaprio heads up the Killers of the Flower Moon cast as Ernest Burkhart, a key figure in the murders alongside Robert De Niro as his uncle, William Hale. Other than the two Scorsese regulars, the film also stars Jesse Plemons as former Texas Ranger Tom White, who investigates the murders, and indigenous actors Lily Gladstone and Tantoo Cardinal.
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Though Scorsese's upcoming film doesn't yet have a release date, a new report reveals just how much DiCaprio received for his lead role. According to Variety, the actor was paid $30 million for Killers of the Flower Moon. This is on par with what Apple paid DiCaprio's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood co-star Brad Pitt to lead an untitled Formula One drama from Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski. However, it's a tick below the $35 million the streamer paid Will Smith to appear in the upcoming film Emancipation.
Interestingly, $30 million is exactly what DiCaprio was paid for Don't Look Up, his most recent film, which
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