Apple Original Films has unveiled the first still from the new thriller by director Martin Scorsese, titled What Happens at Night.

The film stars Hollywood actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence in the leading roles. In the debut image, they appear set against a snow-covered landscape, captured in a vintage atmosphere reminiscent of the past century.

Filming began in late February in the Czech Republic. The film is an adaptation of Peter Cameron’s novel of the same name.

At the center of the story is an American couple who travel to a small European town to adopt a child. However, after checking into a strange, cave-like hotel, they encounter a series of eccentric characters – from an unconventional singer to a mysterious healer. As the story unfolds, it becomes increasingly clear that the couple knows far less about each other than they once believed.

In addition to DiCaprio and Lawrence, the film will also feature Mads Mikkelsen, Patricia Clarkson, and Jared Harris.

Martin Scorsese serves not only as the film’s director but also as its producer. The release date has not yet been announced.

Time magazine has named Leonardo DiCaprio the Artist of the Year 2025. To mark the occasion, the 51-year-old actor appears as the issue’s central figure and features on its new cover.

Among the reasons he was awarded the title this year, Time highlights DiCaprio’s performance in «Battle by Battle», a political thriller directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The film has become the frontrunner in Golden Globe nominations and is widely seen as a strong contender for the Oscars.

According to the editorial team, DiCaprio has spent more than three decades deliberately choosing complex – and at times uncomfortable – characters, while never repeating roles he has already played. That is why, the magazine notes, he has «a face we never tire of watching».

«DiCaprio, a seven-time Oscar nominee and one-time winner, has a remarkable talent for making choices that may seem wrong at first glance but ultimately prove to be right. Perhaps it’s simply intuition he knows how to trust. He works with people he believes in and invests in projects he is genuinely passionate about», the publication comments.

The magazine also points out that his popularity is sustained not only by his professional decisions, but by his natural magnetism: even after 30 years in cinema, audiences still want to see him on screen – «perhaps even more than before».

The article also emphasizes the actor’s unique approach to publicity: he rarely gives interviews and seldom appears in the media, which only heightens interest in each of his new projects.

Throughout his career, DiCaprio has appeared in more than 50 films and has received an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, a Silver Bear, and many other honors.

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The world might never have known Leonardo DiCaprio — at least not under his real name. It turns out that, at the very beginning of his career, the actor was strongly advised to change it.

Leonardo revealed this for the first time on the New Heights podcast hosted by brothers Travis and Jason Kelce.

The 50-year-old actor recalled that at the age of 12 or 13, he frequently attended auditions but failed to land any roles. When he finally signed with his first agent, the latter immediately suggested he adopt a stage name. Otherwise, in his view, Leonardo would face rejection because his name was «too long and too ethnic,» according to People.

«I finally found an agent. And he said: «Your name is too ethnic.» I asked: «What do you mean? I’m Leonardo DiCaprio.» He replied: «No, too ethnic. You’ll never get roles,» the Oscar winner admitted.

The agent proposed the pseudonym Lenny Williams, derived from Leonardo’s middle name, Wilhelm.

However, the DiCaprio family firmly opposed the idea. Thanks to his father’s determination, the future Hollywood legend kept the name the world now knows.

«My father saw a photo with the new name, tore it up, and said: «Over my dead body,» Leonardo recalled.

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