Leonardo DiCaprio wants to take on the role of Russian President Putin

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio said he really wanted to play Russian President Putin because it was a very interesting character.

After winning Best Actor at the Golden Globe Awards and receiving his fifth acting Oscar nomination for The Revenant (2015), Leonardo DiCaprio had a candid conversation with German daily Welt.

Accordingly, the actor expressed that he wanted to take on the role of Russian President Putin on screen: "Putin is a very interesting character. I want to play him."

Leonardo DiCaprio wants to take on the role of Russian President Putin

It is known that in 2010, Leonardo DiCaprio had the opportunity to meet Russian President Putin when he attended an international conference on tiger conservation in St. Petersburg, Russia. Leonardo DiCaprio said that he had a number of projects to financially support campaigns to protect Siberian tigers. At that time, the 41-year-old actor and Putin mainly talked about wildlife, not mentioning any political issues.

At the same time, Leonardo DiCaprio also said that if he is not given the role of Russian President Putin, he will try to find an opportunity to portray another historical figure of this beautiful country. Specifically, Lenin - the leader of the Russian proletarian revolutionary movement, monk Rasputin or some other characters.

The actor also admitted that his grandmother is Russian and he has always considered himself to be “half Russian”.

Previously, in an interview with Daily Telegraph magazine, Leonardo DiCaprio shared frankly about his life and his opinion that "wealth and success do not bring happiness".

Accordingly, the 41-year-old actor believes that he only feels happy when he lives a meaningful, interesting life and contributes something, no matter how small, to this world. “I am very lucky to have achieved many things that I have dreamed of like many other young men. But I always believe that being rich or successful does not bring me ultimate happiness. I think that the important thing to bring happiness is to live a full, interesting life and contribute to the world in which you live” – Leonardo DiCaprio shared./

According to VOV.VN