Rupert Grint ‘The Next Leonardo DiCaprio’ says Martin Scorsese
Legendary film maker Martin Scorsese has hailed British actor Rupert Grint as the next Leonardo DiCaprio.
The actor is most famous for playing boy wizard Ron Weasley in the worldwide phenomenon 'Harry Potter', and has made independent films such as 'Thunderpants' and 'Wild Target' with British acting legend Bill Nighy.
Scorsese said "I thought he was a great actor in the Harry Potter movies. In a lot of scenes, the boy stole the show. He will always have respect for the movies that gave him such a huge break, but at his age it's important he doesn't become typecast. He has to do something really out of his comfort zone in the next few years - play a gangster, play a dirty cop, play a kid with learning difficulties. I would be interested in working with him. I would have no issues in casting him as a gangster, he is a very talented young man. When Leo was in 'Titanic' and 'Romeo and Juliet', nobody saw him becoming a bad a** in movies like 'The Departed'. But he has become one of the greatest actors of all time. The very same could be true of Rupert."
The 'Harry Potter' phenomenon comes to a close with the two part extravaganza that is 'The Deathly Hallows' which arrives in cinemas in November 2010 and July 2011.