Here are the pictures from the Django Unchained Photocall on April 14th.

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- [04.14] DJANGO UNCHAINED PHOTOCALL 

Look forwards to this on so many levels. I’m not sure about the 3-D but I am looking forward to Baz and Leo working together again. Enjoy the trailer and poster below.

Great Gatsby – Trailer

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- PROMOS (Great Gatsby) 

So recently an official poster and production still featuring Leonardo DiCaprio was released for the film Django Unchained. 

Official Synopsis:

Set in the South two years before the Civil War, Django Unchained stars Academy Award®-winner Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Academy Award®-winner Christoph Waltz). Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. The unorthodox Schultz acquires Django with a promise to free him upon the capture of the Brittles – dead or alive. 

Success leads Schultz to free Django, though the two men choose not to go their separate ways.  Instead, Schultz seeks out the South’s most wanted criminals with Django by his side.  Honing vital hunting skills, Django remains focused on one goal: finding and rescuing Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), the wife he lost to the slave trade long ago.     

Django andSchultz’s search ultimately leads them to Calvin Candie (Academy Award®-nomineeLeonardo DiCaprio), the proprietor of “Candyland,” an infamous plantation where slaves are groomed by trainer Ace Woody (Kurt Russell) to battle each other for sport.  Exploring the compound under false pretenses, Django and Schultz arouse the suspicion of Stephen (Academy Award®-nominee Samuel L. Jackson), Candie’s trusted house slave.  Their moves are marked, and a treacherous organization closes in on them.  If Django and Schultz are to escape with Broomhilda, they must choose between independence and solidarity, between sacrifice and survival…

Written and directed by Tarantino, Django Unchained will be released in the U.S. on December 25, 2012, and internationally by Sony Pictures. The film is produced by Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone.  The executive producers are Harvey and Bob Weinstein, Michael Shamberg, Shannon McIntosh and James Skotchdopole. 

Gallery Links:
- PROMOS (Django Unchained)
- PRODUCTION STILLS (Django Unchained) 

Here is Leonardo DiCaprio at the SXSW Mobli Launch with the BFFs on March 11th.

Gallery Link:
- [03.11] SXSW MOBLI LAUNCH 

Here is Leonardo DiCaprio with Jamie Foxx at the Summer of Sony 4 Spring Edition’s Django Unchained party on April 14th.

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- [04.14] SUMMER OF SONY 4 SPRING EDITION 

Leo has always expressed his deep love for films since early on in his childhood. Well here is example of his care for the industry. I thought this was absolutely wonderful especially since I share a love for the industry. This is a lovely story for the preservation of Classic Hollywood and the films they created…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has acquired the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in 1939’s The Wizard of Oz – perhaps the most iconic pair of pumps to grace the silver screen – thanks largely in part to Leonardo DiCaprio.

In an announcement on Wednesday, the Academy named DiCaprio as the primary benefactor in its acquisition of the shoes, which will eventually be displayed at the planned Academy Museum in Los Angeles. According to a press release, DiCaprio led a group of “angel donors,” including Steven Spielberg and Terry Semel, whose gifts to the Academy Foundation enabled the purchase.

Four pairs of ruby slippers were used in the film, but this specific pair is believed to be the primary one used for close-up shots, and in the most pristine condition. Famously, it is believed to be the pair Judy Garland wore when Dorothy clicks her heels three times to return to Kansas.

“The ruby slippers occupy an extraordinary place in the hearts of movie audiences the world over,” said Bob Iger, president and CEO of the Walt Disney Co. and chair of the capital campaign for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. “This is a transformative acquisition for our collection.”

“Leo’s passionate leadership has helped us bring home this legendary piece of movie history,” added Academy CEO Dawn Hudson. “It’s a wonderful gift to the Academy museum project, and a perfect representation of the work we do year-round to preserve and share our film heritage.”

After production of the film ended in 1939, the ruby slippers were stored on MGM’s Culver City lot for the next three decades. Several pairs of slippers were discovered in 1970 by costumer Kent Warner while he was preparing for that year’s historic auction of MGM costumes, props and other production-related items. One pair of slippers was sold at the auction and was donated anonymously to the Smithsonian in 1979.

Warner kept the finest pair in his private collection for more than a decade before auctioning them in 1981. They were sold again in 1988 to another private collector, and have been displayed publicly only a handful of times in the years since.

The Academy Museum is set to move into Los Angeles’s history May Company building, although an opening date has not yet been set.

Alright so “we” staff totally suck lately! Just kidding… Sometimes personal life gets extremely busy. So I’m back to get things rolling again. I’m going through all the news updates since February and will be gradually updating things all evening. Hoping to get the site back in working order VERY soon.

Here is a picture of a very young Leo, I imagine he is thinking “What’s the problem?”

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Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to Erik Larson‘s non-fiction book The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic And Madness At The Fair That Changed America.

Leonardo DiCaprio will star as Dr. HH Holmes in this tale about a Chicago serial killer stalking prey at the World’s Fair. Graham Moore will write the screenplay.

There is no set start date for The Devil in the White City. Production is expected to start early next year.

The Devil in the White City comes to theaters in 2013.

HBO has bought Beat the Reaper, a thriller from New Regency executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, Deadline reports.

Written, produced and directed by Ocean’s Thirteen scribes Brian Koppelman and David Levien, the criminal/medical thriller is based on Josh Bazell’s 2009 novel centers on a hospital intern whose new patient recognizes him from his old life — as a hitman for the mob. With the government, the mafia and death all closing in, the doctor tries to buy time and do whatever it takes to keep his patients, and himself, alive.

New Regency will co-produce the adaptation with DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Rick Yorn’s LBI Entertainment.

The cast and crew have been diligently working on the set of The Great Gatsby for months now. Recently a few production stills were officially released. We have them for you as well as some more great on set photos. Quite frankly I myself can not wait for the release of this film… Ugh but alas we must wait until next christmas!

Gallery Links:
- ON SET (The Great Gatsby)
- PRODUCTION STILLS (The Great Gatsby)