Timothee Chalamet has followed Leonardo DiCaprio's advice for two years but could be persuaded to star in a superhero film
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Leonardo DiCaprio once gave his "Don't Look Up" co-star, Timothee Chalamet, advice that he's been living by – but things may change.
In September 2022, the "Wonka" star told British Vogue that DiCaprio told him: "No hard drugs and no superhero movies." The record shows that Leonardo has not starred in a superhero flick and, so far, neither has Timothee.
Speaking to the New York Times for the "Dune: Part Two" press tour, Chalamet revealed that he's open to starring in a superhero movie.
Leonardo DiCaprio advised Timothee Chalamet to avoid "hard drugs and superhero movies." (Getty Images)
"Well, Leonardo DiCaprio said to me, ‘No superhero movies, no hard drugs.’ Which I thought was very good," Chalamet told the outlet.
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"I follow them both!" he continued. "But the movie that made me want to act is a superhero movie, ‘The Dark Knight.’ If the script was great, if the director was great, I’d have to consider it."
Timothee Chalamet shared that he would "consider" starring in a superhero film if the script and director were "great." (Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/WireImage)
Timothee, 28, has been outspoken about his adoration for Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight." In 2018, Chalamet said that after seeing the film he "left the theater a changed man."
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Leonardo DiCaprio has not starred in a superhero film. (Laurent Koffel/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
"When I was 12 years old, after attending one of my sister Pauline’s [ballet] performances, I petitioned my Mom and grandma to see Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight’ with me," Chalamet said at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, according to Variety.
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He added, "We went to AMC Empire 25 in Times Square for a 7:30 screening. I left that theater a changed man, and I’m serious about that. Heath Ledger‘s performance in that film was visceral and viral to me, and I now had the acting bug."
Timothée Chalamet photographed at the New York premiere of "Dune: Part Two" on Feb. 25. (Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images)
It wouldn't be strange if Chalamet did venture into the superhero world. His "Dune: Part Two" co-stars, Zendaya and Florence Pugh, are both part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Zendaya first starred in "Spider-Man: Homecoming" as MJ in 2017. Pugh was seen in "Black Widow" in 2021. Chalamet's "Dune: Part Two" co-star, Jason Momoa, also leads DC's "Aquaman" franchise.
"Dune: Part Two" debuted in theaters on Feb. 25.
Janelle Ash is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital.
