Jamie Foxx says he felt intimidated by Leonardo DiCaprio on 'Django Unchained,' so he secretly added 4 inches to his boots
On Keke Palmer's podcast, Jamie Foxx discussed working with Leonardo DiCaprio on "Django Unchained" and his recovery from a 2023 stroke.
In 2012, Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio shared the screen in the Quentin Tarantino film Django Unchained. The 58-year-old actor revealed on Keke Palmer's podcast that he felt intimidated by DiCaprio's towering presence during rehearsals, so he discreetly added 4 inches of lift to his boots for their scenes together. Foxx, who stands at 5 feet 9 inches, was indeed shorter than DiCaprio, who is reported to be 6 feet tall.
The actor joked about DiCaprio and Samuel L. Jackson arriving on set smoking vapes and walking in slow motion. During their initial rehearsal, Foxx realized he would be directly in DiCaprio's path when the actor exhaled smoke, prompting him to request the extra boot height to help navigate the scene.
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