Leonardo
DiCaprio: Biggest Regret Is Not Doing 'Boogie Nights' (Connecting
the Dots: Leonardo DiCaprio, Global Green USA, Mikhail Gorbachev, Robert
Redford, Ted Turner, Green Cross International, The Natural Resources Defense
Council & Soros Funding, All Networking)
Newsmax.com
By Zoe
Papadakis | Thursday, 14 August 2025 01:16 PM EDT
https://www.newsmax.com/thewire/leonardo-dicaprio-regret-boogie-nights/2025/08/14/id/1222497/
Leonardo DiCaprio's
decadeslong career features some of cinema's most iconic titles, but the actor
recently revealed that there is one film he regrets passing on.
In an
interview with Esquire,
in which filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson also participated, the 50-year-old
Oscar winner shared that he turned down Anderson's 1997 drama, "Boogie
Nights." And while the decision ultimately allowed him to take on "Titanic," it was a decision DiCaprio
said he regretted.
The
topic came about during a discussion with Anderson, who asked DiCaprio if he
had "any regrets."
"I'll
say it even though you're here: My biggest regret is not doing 'Boogie Nights.'
It was a profound movie of my generation," he said.
"When
I finally got to see that movie, I just thought it was a masterpiece. It's
ironic that you're the person asking that question, but it's true."
For
years, rumors have suggested that DiCaprio was Anderson's top pick to play Dirk
Diggler, the ambitious porn star eventually portrayed by Mark Wahlberg.
Reflecting on the decision, DiCaprio admitted he still feels some regret for
turning it down but said he also "can't imagine anyone else" bringing
the character to life the way Wahlberg did.
"Boogie
Nights," which takes a vivid look at the 1970s porn industry, helped
establish Anderson as a major director following his understated 1996 debut,
"Hard Eight." Filmed at the same time as "Titanic,"
the movie featured a standout cast including Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour
Hoffman, John C. Reilly, Heather Graham, and Burt Reynolds, whose performance
earned him an Oscar nomination, according
to the Independent.
Reports
suggest that Reynolds initially distanced himself from "Boogie
Nights" and even fired his agent for landing him the part. Yet, in the
years before his passing in September 2018, he described the film as
“extraordinary.”
Anderson
went on to direct films including "Magnolia" (1999), "There Will
Be Blood" (2007), and "Phantom Thread" (2017). His latest
project, "One Battle After Another," marks the first time he has
worked with DiCaprio. After two decades in development, the film follows a
revolutionary who turns to his comrades for help in tracking down his missing
daughter.
Connecting
the Dots:
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Natural
Resources Defense Council.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Natural
Resources Defense Council.
Leonardo DiCaprio is
a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council, a Titanic
(1997) actor and was a board member for Global Green USA.
Robert Redford is
a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council and an honorary
board member for Green Cross International.
Robert
Redford
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Robert_Redford
Robert Redford is an
honorary board member for Green Cross International.
Global Green USA is
a US affiliate for Green Cross International.
Mikhail Gorbachev is
the founder of Green Cross International, was the general
secretary Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the president of
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and an advisory
board member for the Wheelchair Foundation.
Anna Eleanor
Roosevelt was an advisory board member for the Wheelchair
Foundation and the chair for the Roosevelt Institute.
Jonathan Soros is a senior fellow at the Roosevelt
Institute, George Soros’s son and was the vice chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
George Soros is Jonathan Soros’s father, the
founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and
was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Roosevelt Institute and the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.
Caroline B. Kennedy was a director at the NAACP Legal Defense
& Educational Fund and Tatiana Schlossberg’s mother.
Tatiana
Schlossberg is Caroline B. Kennedy’s daughter and an
intern for the New York Times.
Gay Talese was
a reporter for the New York Times and is a contributor for Esquire.
Kevin O'Malley is
the VP & publisher for Esquire and was a director at the Creative
Coalition.
Matthew C. Blank is a director at the Creative Coalition and a trustee at the Harlem Children's Zone.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone.
George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society and a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.
Michael R.
Bloomberg was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone
and the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation.
Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was
a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Walter Isaacson
is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank), a
director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation and was the chairman
& CEO for CNN.
Ted Turner is the
founder of CNN and an honorary board member for Green Cross
International.
Green
Cross International
https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Green_Cross_International
Honorary
Board
Ted Turner, USA
Pat Mitchell,
USA
Robert Redford,
USA
Patricia E. Mitchell was the president of CNN Productions, is a board member for Global Green USA an honorary board member for Green Cross International and the vice chair for the Sundance Institute.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder
for the Sundance Institute.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Robert Redford is the founder & president for the Sundance
Institute, a trustee at the Natural
Resources Defense Council and an honorary board member for Green
Cross International.
Global Green USA is a US affiliate for Green Cross International.
Leonardo DiCaprio was a board member for the Global Green USA
and is a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Global Green USA is
a US affiliate for Green Cross International.
Mikhail Gorbachev was
the founder of Green Cross International, the president of
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), the general
secretary for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and an
advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation.
Anna Eleanor
Roosevelt was an advisory board member for the Wheelchair
Foundation and the chair for the Roosevelt Institute.
Jonathan Soros is a senior fellow at
the Roosevelt Institute, George Soros’s son and
was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
George Soros is Jonathan Soros’s father, the
founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and
was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Roosevelt
Institute.
Resources:
Past Research
Pope
Francis Discusses Ecology with Actor Leonardo DiCaprio (Past Research on Leonardo DiCaprio & Global Green USA)
Saturday,
January 30, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/01/pope-francis-discusses-ecology-with.html
“Tear
Down This Wall” (Connecting the Dots: Mikhail Gorbachev, Wheelchair Foundation,
Roosevelt Institute, Green Cross International, Global Green USA & Soros
Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Mikhail
Gorbachev)
Monday,
January 6, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/01/tear-down-this-wall-connecting-dots.html
Jeb
Bush: Michael Bloomberg A ‘Good Man’ And A ’Patriot’ (Past
Research on the Bloomberg Family Foundation)
Sunday,
January 24, 2016
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