Martin Scorsese recalls the time his long-time collaborator Robert De Niro recommended the actor who became his replacement ...

Leonardo DiCaprio presented his 'This Boy's Life' and 'Killers of the Flower Moon' costar Robert De Niro with an honorary Palm d'Or during the 2025 Cannes Film Festival's opening night.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro during the opening ceremony at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Grand Theatre Lumiere. Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Getty Images.

De Niro also told Martin Scorsese to check out DiCaprio, who, along with De Niro, collaborated with the maestro for his entire career. “He doesn’t say much,” said DiCaprio.

Leonardo DiCaprio will present Robert De Niro with the honorary Palme d’Or for lifetime achievement at the Cannes Film Festival‘s opening ceremony on Tuesday evening, Variety has confirmed ...

Leonardo DiCaprio will present Robert De Niro with the honorary Palme d’Or for lifetime achievement at the Cannes Film Festival’s opening ceremony on Tuesday evening, Variety has confirmed.

After joking about De Niro keeping a mostly private life when not on camera, DiCaprio presented the 81-year-old with the award while continuing the well-deserved high praise.

And though De Niro can also be a man of few words in real life, DiCaprio treasured the opportunity to honor him at Cannes. “If you know Bob, and I think many of you in this room do, you know he ...

In 1993, when DiCaprio was 17 years old and looking to make his big break into the industry, he starred in the movie This Boy's Life alongside Robert De Niro. It was effectively DiCaprio's ...

Leonardo DiCaprio is to present Robert De Niro with the Honorary Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival. The 50-year-old actor will hand the accolade to his 'Killers of the Flower Moon' co ...

DiCaprio asserted that De Niro "changed my life forever" when he cast a teenaged DiCaprio in 1993's This Boy's Life, one of DiCaprio's first major film roles "That's the thing about Bob.

DiCaprio and De Niro first starred together in the 1993 film This Boy's Life, and reunited for Killers of the Flower Moon, which screened in official selection at Cannes in 2023.