Leonardo DiCaprio Talks Turning Down Anakin Skywalker In The 'Star Wars' Prequels & 'Batman Forever'

Leonardo DiCaprio was king of the world at a fairly early age thanks to strong turns in films like "This Boy's Life" and "The Basketball Diaries," an Oscar nomination for "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," and then a small indie movie no one saw called "Titanic." And thus, the world was his oyster, and as he shares in an interview with Shortlist, some big franchise opportunities came his way.

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"A lot of people may look at what I’ve done career-wise and say that there was a period in which I tried to possibly become a movie star, per se, [and] tried to go for much bigger pictures," DiCaprio reflected. "The truth of the matter is, there was a period of time, very early on, when I started watching films and having heroes in the industry, actor-wise. But I feel I’ve been consistent about my dreams and...