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Our Mark Steines sat down with superstar Leonardo DiCaprio to talk about his new suspense thriller ‘Shutter Island,’ and the role which he says, “challenged the hell out of me.“

Calling it the “most intense” role he’s played so far, DiCaprio plays a federal marshal searching for an escaped patient from a hospital for the criminally insane and tells Mark they shot the movie in a former mental ward.

“It was eroded and degraded and it certainly gave a texture to the movie,” he says. “It becomes its own character.“

‘Shutter Island’ marks the fourth collaboration between the actor and director Martin Scorsese and he explains to Mark what makes their bond so unique.

“It’s truly just a trust thing at this point,” DiCaprio says. “I’ve been very fortunate. Thankfully he’s had a role for me in each of these movies.“

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Leonardo DiCaprio re-teams with legendary director Martin Scorsese February 19 for the taut thriller ‘Shutter Island,’ and we have an exclusive sneak peek behind the scenes!

“There’s so many twists and so many turns,” says Leo.

In the movie, Leo and Mark Ruffalo play a federal marshals searching for an escaped patient from a hospital for the criminally insane.

“There’s no way she could have possibly escaped this island,” explains Leo. “She would have to go through thick, dense forests and climb down jagged rocks, to swim miles and miles to shore — and it seems like there’s some sort of conspiracy going on.“

‘Shutter Island’ marks Leo and Scorsese’s fourth film together, and the Oscar-winning director says, “I immediately agreed he should do it, because I knew by this point we have a way of working together now.“

Helping run the eerie facility is Sir Ben Kingsley, and he says he’s also thrilled to work with Scorsese, saying, “He is inexhaustible, profoundly gifted, and I’m very privileged to be working with him.“

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