'The Wolf of Wall Street' TRAILER: Leonardo DiCaprio Stars as Greedy New York Stockbroker
The trailer for The Wolf of Wall Street, Leonardo DiCaprio's latest starring vehicle, premiered early Monday morning.
The film features DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort, a New York stockbroker involved in a corruption scandal on Wall Street. The film also stars Jonah Hill and Matthew McConaughey as fellow brokers who live large with DiCaprio's character.
In the trailer, DiCaprio, Hill and McConaughey party hard and complain about not making exactly $1 million a week. They tape money on young women, make business deals on yachts and toss a little person through the air.
The trailer is scored to Kanye West's new song Black Skinhead, an angry rap West premiered on Saturday Night Live in May. The chorus of the song repeats, "Baby, we livin' in the moment," matching the behavior of the characters in the trailer. The words "MORE IS NEVER ENOUGH" flash on the screen as the trailer escalates, featuring DiCaprio screaming, men holding someone over the railing of the yacht and a gun being loaded.
After the Wolf of Wall Street title screen flashes, McConaughey's character beats his chest, performing a tribal chant for DiCaprio's character, who soon joins in. Overall, the trailer gives off the feeling that the film will be wild and unpredictable, as seen by the outlandish behavior.
Martin Scorsese directs the film, the latest collaboration between the revered director and DiCaprio. The pair has also worked together on Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed and Shutter Island.
DiCaprio most recently played Jay Gatsby in the Baz Luhrmann adaptation of The Great Gatsby. Combined with The Wolf of Wall Street, it seems that DiCaprio is interested in characters that are trying to pursue the American Dream. Like Gatsby, The Wolf of Wall Street seems to be about the Dream not being enough to satisfy.
The Wolf of Wall Street is set to be released in theaters on November 15.
