{"id":1962658,"date":"2025-08-15T18:44:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T18:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1962658"},"modified":"2025-08-15T18:44:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T18:44:31","slug":"leonardo-dicaprio-says-biggest-regret-is-not-making-boogie-nights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/leonardo-dicaprio-says-biggest-regret-is-not-making-boogie-nights\/","title":{"rendered":"Leonardo DiCaprio says &#8216;biggest regret&#8217; is not making &#8216;Boogie Nights&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\">\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/videos\/videoelephant\/thumbnails\/85656721007.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Leonardo DiCaprio is keen to be &#8216;more honest&#8217; after turning 50<\/p>\n<p>Film star Leonardo DiCaprio is determined to not waste any time moving forwards.<\/p>\n<p>Bang Showbiz<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/08\/14\/leonardo-dicaprio-esquire-younger-32\/85656031007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/08\/14\/leonardo-dicaprio-esquire-younger-32\/85656031007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leonardo DiCaprio<\/a> not only feels younger than his current age of 50, but he also pines for a role he passed on when he was younger: Dirk Diggler.<\/p>\n<p>The Oscar-winning actor told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2021\/11\/25\/licorice-pizza-review-paul-thomas-anderson-delivers-slice-young-love\/8749068002\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2021\/11\/25\/licorice-pizza-review-paul-thomas-anderson-delivers-slice-young-love\/8749068002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paul Thomas Anderson<\/a>, the director of the 1997 film &#8220;Boogie Nights,&#8221; his &#8220;biggest regret&#8221; is not doing that film with Anderson. The actor had a good excuse in that he had already committed to the role of Jack Dawson in &#8220;Titanic,&#8221; which became a blockbuster when it hit theaters the same year.<\/p>\n<p>DiCaprio does star in Anderson&#8217;s newest film, &#8220;One Battle After Another,&#8221; which hits theaters Sept. 26. A discussion between the two appears in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/entertainment\/movies\/a65619469\/leonardo-dicaprio-paul-thomas-anderson-interview-2025\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/entertainment\/movies\/a65619469\/leonardo-dicaprio-paul-thomas-anderson-interview-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the September issue of Esquire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">What to watch: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/08\/15\/the-shawshank-redemption-movie-streaming\/85673136007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Over 30 years after its debut, this classic film is dominating streaming<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Leonardo DiCaprio regrets not being star of &#8216;Boogie Nights&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>When Anderson, whose other films include <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2021\/12\/28\/alana-haim-interview-licorice-pizza\/8910521002\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2021\/12\/28\/alana-haim-interview-licorice-pizza\/8910521002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Licorice Pizza&#8221;<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/movies\/2017\/12\/07\/review-daniel-day-lewis-stitches-together-fine-finale-phantom-thread\/928909001\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/movies\/2017\/12\/07\/review-daniel-day-lewis-stitches-together-fine-finale-phantom-thread\/928909001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Phantom Thread,&#8221;<\/a> asked DiCaprio if he had any career regrets, the actor said, according to the Esquire article, &#8220;I\u2019ll say it even though you\u2019re here: My biggest regret is not doing &#8216;Boogie Nights.&#8217; It was a profound movie of my generation. I can\u2019t imagine anyone but Mark (Wahlberg) in it. When I finally got to see that movie, I just thought it was a masterpiece. It\u2019s ironic that you\u2019re the person asking that question, but it\u2019s true.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the film, Wahlberg&#8217;s role is that of Diggler, who becomes a porn star in the 1970s adult film industry. In a commentary track that appears on the DVD and Blu-ray Disc releases of the film, Anderson said he wanted Wahlberg or DiCaprio to play Diggler after seeing their performances in &#8220;The Basketball Diaries,&#8221; notes movie blog <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/boogie-nights-commentary\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/boogie-nights-commentary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Film School Rejects<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also in the Esquire interview, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/08\/14\/leonardo-dicaprio-esquire-younger-32\/85656031007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/08\/14\/leonardo-dicaprio-esquire-younger-32\/85656031007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DiCaprio<\/a>, who has been <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2022\/09\/02\/celebrity-relationship-age-gaps-leonardo-dicaprio-taylor-swift-demi-lovato\/7959015001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">known to date much younger women<\/a>, told Anderson he felt like he was 32 years old and &#8220;turned emotionally 35 last year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the upcoming film, &#8220;One Battle After Another,&#8221; DiCaprio plays a one-time revolutionary faced with rescuing his daughter, who has been captured by an alt-right group. Also appearing in the film are Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro.<\/p>\n<p>The film is his and Anderson&#8217;s first together. &#8220;I\u2019ve been wanting to work with you \u2013 Paul \u2013 for something like 20 years now, and I loved this idea of the washed-up revolutionary trying to erase his past and disappear and try and live some sort of normal life raising his daughter,&#8221; DiCaprio told Anderson in their discussion.<\/p>\n<p>Discussing DiCaprio&#8217;s role in the film, Anderson says, &#8220;He is a nice character, someone who starts out wanting to change the world on the far left but gets increasingly cranky and closed off as he gets older.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mike Snider is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can follow him on Threads, Bluesky, X and email him at \u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@mikegsnider\">mikegsnider<\/a> \u00a0&amp; \u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/mikegsnider.bsky.social\">@mikegsnider.bsky.social<\/a> \u00a0&amp; \u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeSnider\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@mikesnider<\/a> &amp; msnider@usatoday.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s everyone talking about?<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.usatoday.com\/newsletters\/everyones-talking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up for our trending newsletter to get the latest news of the day<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leonardo DiCaprio is keen to be &#8216;more honest&#8217; after turning 50 Film star Leonardo DiCaprio is determined to not waste any time moving forwards. 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