Second only to his love of environmental advocacy, his craft and the model wrangling exploits of his Pussy Posse [in order of love from least to most], Leonardo DiCaprio loves accepting large sums of money to endorse James Packer’s burgeoning casino empire.
No further proof of the fact is needed other than the video we’ve been gifted with today: a Martin Scorcese-directed commercial for Packer and his Hong Kong business partner Lawrence Ho’s movie themed Macau casino resort, City Of Dreams.
DiCaprio’s co-star and potential sequel co-star? Robert De Niro and Brad Pitt respectively [he’s on the billboard at 0:08]. His pay packet? A reported $13 million. The budget? A rumoured $70 million.
The many ways, as we’ve previously reported, in which gambling can enrich your life and make you look cool from a script penned by Wolf Of Wall Street scribe and Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter?
Priceless.
