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Podcast: Mostly Film
Episode: Take 192: Killers of the Flower Moon & American Made. Cruise Vs. DiCaprio: A Hollywood Legacy
Description: 🎙️ Mostly Film: Cruise vs. DiCaprio – American Made & Killers of the Flower MoonThis week on Mostly Film, we’re stacking two Hollywood heavyweights against each other: Tom Cruise in American Made (2017) and Leonardo DiCaprio in Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).We start with Cruise, who reunited with Doug Liman to play real-life pilot Barry Seal—a hustler caught between the CIA and the Medellín Cartel. From writing the role specifically with Cruise in mind to letting him do his own flying stunts, we dig into the wild casting backstory. Critics praised his charm and energy, call...