Before portraying former international arms dealer Efraim Diveroli in the new Warner Bros. film “War Dogs,” Jonah Hill got some advice from his “Wolf of Wall Street” co-star Leonardo DiCaprio on the subject of playing real people in movies. “He said, ‘Always meet them if you can, take what you want and leave what you don’t,'” Hill said during a panel conversation hosted by The New York Times on Thursday. “It’s great if you can [meet the person]. You just have to do a lot of editing of who they actually are.”
‘Wars Dogs’ Trailer: Watch Miles Teller & Jonah Hill Happily Profit From American Corruption
Hill wasn’t able to heed DiCaprio’s advice in the case of “War Dogs,” as Diveroli was serving a prison sentence at the time of filming and wanted nothing to do with the movie. It wasn’t the first time Hill has encountered resistance...
‘Wars Dogs’ Trailer: Watch Miles Teller & Jonah Hill Happily Profit From American Corruption
Hill wasn’t able to heed DiCaprio’s advice in the case of “War Dogs,” as Diveroli was serving a prison sentence at the time of filming and wanted nothing to do with the movie. It wasn’t the first time Hill has encountered resistance...
- 8/5/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
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