• iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • FFS PRODUCTIONS
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
Margot Robbie thought she was 'going to jail' while filming scene with Leonardo DiCaprio in Wolf of Wall Street

Home> Entertainment> Film

Published 20:03 2 Dec 2024 GMT

Margot Robbie thought she was 'going to jail' while filming scene with Leonardo DiCaprio in Wolf of Wall Street

Margot Robbie has opened up about one of her improvised scenes with her co-star Leonardo DiCaprio

Ben Thompson

Ben Thompson

Margot Robbie may be known the world over for playing Barbie in 2023's summer blockbuster, but before that she was the female lead in The Wolf of Wall Street.

Robbie starred opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in the 2013 film, which went on to be nominated for several Oscars.

The role proved to be monumental for the Australian actress, with it catapulting her into stardom - and of course, everybody remembers that nursery scene.

Advert

But it turns out that another scene has played on Robbie's mind in the years following the film's success.

Whilst appearing on the Talking Pictures podcast, the actress recalled a moment where she was convinced she was going to get in trouble... and not just being told off by director Martin Scorsese.

Legal trouble, we mean.

It came during a scene in which she was to kiss Jordan Belfort, played by DiCaprio.

She recalled: "I could totally kiss Leonardo DiCaprio, and that would be awesome. I can’t wait to tell all of my friends this.

Margot Robbie in The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)
Margot Robbie in The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)

“And then I thought… nah. And just walloped him in the face. It was dead silence for what felt like an eternity but was probably three seconds.

"Then they just burst out laughing. Leo and Marty were laughing so hard, they said ‘that was great'."

But Robbie didn't quite see it that way.

She recalled thinking at the time: "I’m going to get arrested, I’m pretty sure that’s assault, battery. Not only will you never work again, actually you will go to jail for this, you idiot. And also why did you have to hit him so hard? You should have done it lighter."

We've all had those moments where we did something impulsive only to regret it instantly. But for most of us, that translates into overthinking it for the rest of our lives.

Robbie starred alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)
Robbie starred alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)

For Robbie, it was the launchpad into a Hollywood career of films like Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Babylon, I Tonya and Barbie. Go figure.

Not that all her flicks have been well received with audiences.

She had to come out to bat for Babylon, in which she starred alongside Brad Pitt, after it was skewered by viewers.

On the Talking Pictures podcast, Robbie said: "I know I am biased because I am very close to the project and I obviously believe in it, but I still can’t figure out why people hated it.

"I wonder if in 20 years people are going to be like, ‘Wait, Babylon didn’t do well at the time?’ Like when you hear that Shawshank Redemption was a failure at the time and you’re like like, ‘How is that possible?’"

Featured Image Credit: Paramount Pictures

Topics: Film, Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio

Ben Thompson
Ben Thompson

Advert

Advert

Advert

  • Margot Robbie’s brother didn’t speak to her for months after ‘uncomfortable’ Wolf of Wall Street nude scene
  • Margot Robbie almost quit acting after 'awful' experience following Wolf of Wall Street
  • Margot Robbie adds fuel to Wuthering Heights theory that film will be set in modern day
  • Leonardo DiCaprio says he's 'not a rat' as he finally addresses viral Golden Globes ad break moment

Choose your content:

a minute ago
an hour ago
3 hours ago
  • Geffen Records
    a minute ago

    Woman from Blink 182 album cover also had part in music video people didn't know about

    The nurse from the iconic album cover almost went unnoticed in the 1999 music video

    Entertainment
  • Jemal Countess/Getty Images
    an hour ago

    Chart-topping pop song removed from Apple Music due to ‘obscene’ lyric

    The new song from Holly Valance was removed from Apple Music

    Entertainment
  • Curzon Artificial Eye
    3 hours ago

    Wuthering Heights fans urged to watch 'harrowing' hidden gem version of new film

    The new film has been plagued by social media debate around the 'white-washed' casting of Elordi, leading many to watch another version

    Entertainment
  • Craig Hudson/Variety via Getty Images
    3 hours ago

    Director of Melania doc which 'only sold one ticket for screening' is disgraced #MeToo creative Elliot Page spoke out against

    The director has not worked on any projects for ten years after actors such as Elliot Page and Olivia Munn spoke out against him

    Entertainment