Leonardo DiCaprio’s career could have taken a very different direction – towards a galaxy far, far away.
The 41-year-old actor has revealed that he came very close to landing the role of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels.
In an interview with Shortlist, Leo let slip that he was being lined up to play the young Jedi knight in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
But the star explained it wasn’t for him: ‘I did have a meeting with George Lucas about that [movie]. I just didn’t feel ready to take that dive.… Read the full story