In his new memoir, “Pageboy,” the actor — who starred alongside DiCaprio within the 2010 movie, “Inception” — additionally shares why he “felt misplaced” on the set of the Christopher Nolan sci-fi motion flick.
Elliot Web page says he as soon as went on a double date with Leonardo DiCaprio.
In his new memoir, “Pageboy,” the actor recalled going to Common Studios with DiCaprio, his mom and his pal, who was visiting the set of Web page and DiCaprio’s 2010 movie, “Inception,” on the time.
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“Whereas filming Inception, a pal of Leonardo DiCaprio’s visited and we had a beautiful connection,” wrote Web page, who referred to the person as Peter. “Peter was heat to everybody, eyes beaming with care. Once I noticed Leo subsequent, I instructed him I favored his pal, to which he responded that his pal favored me, too.”
“For our first date we went to Common Studios with Leo and his mom,” he continued. “Peter and I sat shut on the rides, our thighs simply touching.”
The “Umbrella Academy” star added that his mother, Martha, was “over the moon” about his romance with DiCaprio’s pal. Web page hadn’t but publicly come out as homosexual, nevertheless, he already had earlier relationships with ladies. (The Oscar nominee got here out as homosexual in 2014 earlier than popping out as trans years later in 2020.)
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Web page mentioned her fling with DiCaprio’s pal did not final lengthy, writing that they dated for “a month, perhaps two, like highschool yet again.”
In the meantime, additionally in his e-book, the “Juno” star opened up about struggling to really feel like he slot in along with his “Inception” co-stars, saying he got here down with a case of shingles on account of the anxiousness.
“Shingles popped out of my backbone whereas filming ‘Inception’ once I was 22,” Web page wrote. “In a solid filled with cis males, I didn’t perceive the function I discovered myself in. Regardless of everybody being pleasant to work with, I felt misplaced.”
“For the primary two weeks of the movie I joked I’d be recast with Keira Knightley, and rightfully so,” he added. “Shingles communicated the stress my physique felt, what my phrases couldn’t.”