Bizarre Love Triangle: Leo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes
No, it’s not a real life love triangle. But it definitely is bizarre.. Kate Winslet is to star in a new movie with Leonardo DiCaprio entitled "Revolutionary Road", and her husband Sam Mendes will be directing them. Let me stress the fact that there will be sex scenes in the film and it was definitely awkward for Sam’s wifey to film those in front of her husband.
"I just kept saying, `This is too … weird,’" Winslet tells Entertainment Weekly magazine. "And Leo was like, `Oh, get over it.’ And I’m going, `Yeah, a little reminder: You’re my best friend. He’s my husband. This is a bit weird.’"
Mendes, who directed "American Beauty" and "Road to Perdition," says, "I will admit it was quite bizarre to direct my wife in how to make love. But it’s difficult whether you’re married to a person or not."
It’s been 11 years since Kate and Leo, who have great chemistry by the way, co-starred in the Oscar-winning blockbuster "Titanic," and Winslet says a spark remains between the
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They play suburban couple Frank and April Wheeler in "Revolutionary Road," based on Richard Yates’ 1961 novel. It is slated for release in December, just in time for Oscar consideration.
When Kate heard about the new film coming up, she was eager to bring Leo on board, and set up a sneaky way to do it: She arranged a meeting with the 33-year-old actor in March 2007, but sent Sam Mendes in her place.
"Leo and I have such a history together and I couldn’t imagine not being able to apply that to this story and these characters," she says. "So I played this very clever cat-and-mouse game to get my husband and then my best friend involved."
Crazy, but its a living!
Comment by joe — January 12, 2009 @ 4:12 am