Overview

• In Esquire’s August 13 interview, DiCaprio said he rarely revisits his own work but watches The Aviator more than any other film.
• DiCaprio described the Martin Scorsese–directed 2004 biopic as the point when he first felt deeply involved in production decisions.
• The Aviator received 11 Academy Award nominations and won five Oscars, cementing DiCaprio’s longstanding collaboration with Scorsese.
• FandomWire reports that Christopher Nolan avoided watching the film after his own Howard Hughes project was shelved in its favor.
• Nolan has said that developing the abandoned Hughes script informed his thematic approach to Oppenheimer.