Leonardo DiCaprio had trouble with Meryl Streep nude scene | Stars

entertainment">When the scene in question is discussed in the interview, McKay says: “You know who had a hard time with it? Leo! Leo sees Meryl as the queen of cinema, as a special figure in film history. He didn’t like that we showed her that brief moment naked with that tattoo. He also asked me: do we really have to show that?”

entertainment">McKay also confirms that a stand-in was used for the part of the scene in which the most nudes can be seen. But Streep had no problem getting rid of her clothes. “He is not afraid of anything. She didn’t flinch and never made a point of it.” For DiCaprio, he needed more persuasion. “I really had to emphasize to him: but it’s President Orlean you see, it’s not Meryl Streep.”

entertainment">In Don’t Look Up DiCaprio plays a scientist who tries to tell the world that a comet is headed for Earth, with almost certainly disastrous results. Streep plays the American president who doesn’t want to hear too much about that.

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