Posted by April MacIntyre
Jan 30, 2010, 18:14 GMT
Leonardo DiCaprio stars in the upcoming Martin Scorsese film, 'Shutter Island' which hits the screens February 19.
These guys are going to SCARE you in this new film: Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio - © Bob Charlotte / PR Photos
It's been a curious challenge for Leonardo DiCaprio on his new movie, "Shutter Island," requiring the star to research and understand mental illness.
In the drama, set in 1954, Leo plays a US Marshall investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane – and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island.
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The film also stars Jackie Earle Haley, Mark Ruffalo, Sir Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson and Michelle Williams.
"The more we researched this movie and the more we started to uncover the different layers of the story line, the deeper we had to go," DiCaprio told "Extra," adding, "It kept pushing us further and further and further."
DiCaprio said the cast had a doctor on-set to help the actors understand the point of view of someone who suffers from a mental illness.
He says "Shutter Island" is a throwback to Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo." "But it's a Martin Scorsese movie, so it goes to even darker places."
The three-time Oscar nominee also tells "Extra" he's happily team with Scorsese again for the upcoming Sinatra biopic. "Anything he calls me for, I'm pretty much down," Leo dished.
The 35-year-old is also busy raising funds for Haiti. DiCaprio donated $1 million and lent a hand during George Clooney's "Hope for Haiti Now" benefit last week.
See Leo and other stars collide at the "Hope for Haiti Now" benefit
"The generosity has been pretty tremendous," the actor/humanitarian says. "It's one of the great disasters of our time and people need to keep giving."
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