Then in a practised, quiet cadence that sounded like the audio track to countless American civil war documentaries, DiCaprio took ownership of a vast and noisy hotel lobby with a minimum of fuss thanks to revellers being suddenly awestruck. It quickly became clear how this slightly geeky boy-man commands the attention of a seemingly endless trail of supermodels and Hollywood "it girls". He is matinee cool and his appeal has not been lost on a cheer squad of Aussie models including Australia's Next Top Model contestant Alyce Crawford, 21, and year-old Kendal Schuler, who has been described as a lookalike for his ex, supermodel Bar Refaeli.
At 36, DiCaprio is only two years younger than Robert Redford was when he played Gatsby in the version of the classic novel. Yet the former child actor with the open face and youthful disposition is still largely regarded as a boy and not a man staring down the barrel of An only child, DiCaprio, whose parents split when he was one, was groomed for stardom but resents the fame that has made him a prized paparazzi catch.
Intensely private, he has played cat and mouse with Sydney media since arriving and has taken to hiding under a large baseball cap and being driven about in a convoy of vehicles, with body doubles employed as decoys. Home has been a five-bedroom, five-bathroom harbourfront mansion in Vaucluse with its own pool, private jetty and luxury cruiser. For company DiCaprio has been enjoying time with his Gatsby co-star Tobey Maguire, a close friend for 20 years after the pair met at auditions for a failed spin-off TV series of Ron Howard's film Parenthood in The massive residence features a large number of reception rooms, each with their own designer touches.
The mansion has been home to a movie-star, online entrepreneur, politician, and now supermarket chain owner. The home, which has a divine northerly aspect, features two guest or staff apartments, a tennis court, heated infinity pool and spa, as well as a jetty and slipway.
The main residence has four large reception rooms which could be used as living areas, or home cinema rooms, two guest powder rooms, and a kitchen fitted out for the wine enthusiast. There are five bedrooms in the main residence, four of which have limestone ensuite bathrooms. The master retreat has a massive double walk in robe, an ensuite complete with free-standing bath, and a home office.
The outside area is the perfect place to bath in the sun, soak up the picturesque views and go for a dip in the oversize in ground pool. All of the rooms are impressively decorated and benefit from the north-facing aspect of the property.
Two wine fridges can be found in the kitchen which is perfect for entertaining. The home also features a large wine cellar, a gym, or possible 6th bedroom and an internal laundry. The stunning building makes the most of the picturesque view of Sydney Harbour with wall to wall, ceiling to floor windows and motorised blinds and awnings. There will be no chance of cold feet in this home either, with heated floors throughout. And the sharks are also likely to be circling.
Many movie stars have dipped their toes into Australian waters only to have them nearly snapped off as the result of diva-like behaviour, anti-Aussie comments or simple bad manners. Jolie's high-wattage star presence will attract the usual tabloid twittering and paparazzi hullaballoo, especially after a relative drought of big productions in Australia.
Her partner Brad Pitt was due to film the remake of 20, Leagues Under the Sea in Australia but pulled out of the project. Apart from The Wolverine, also filmed at Fox Studios, there's been a drop in big-budget Hollywood investment and, therefore, stars. Even Wolverine star Hugh Jackman, perhaps because of his Sydney roots and down-to-earth manner, doesn't have the attraction of a reclusive Leonardo DiCaprio.
His main crime seemed to be going to nightclubs and wearing a baseball cap to avoid photographers, so he remained relatively anonymous. Perhaps Australia calms eccentricities. Gone are the days when stars like Dennis Hopper, in Australia to shoot Mad Dog Morgan in , would survive on a daily diet of half a gallon of rum, 28 beers and three grams of cocaine".
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