Date: 28th June 2002

DiCaprio for West End?


Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire – the star of Spider-Man – are planning to come to the West End to star in a new version of This Is Our Youth, the three-part play recently performed by Matt Damon, Casey Affleck and Summer Phoenix. The play charts 48 hours in the lives of a trio of New Yorkers who go on a drug-fuelled bender with a pile of stolen money. DiCaprio and Maguire are thought to be keen to prove themselves on stage and would be following in the footsteps of an ever-growing band of Hollywood actors using Theatreland to boost their credibility. Nicole Kidman, Gwyneth Paltrow and Madonna have all made appearances in the West End. This Is Our Youth recently ended a run at the Garrick Theatre in London. The play went through two casts, the first consisting of Star Wars's Hayden Christensen, Jake Gyllenhall and Anna Paquin.

Source: Press Release


 

 

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