Chapter 148: A Mother's Way
Feeling a gaze bore into him like a pair of arrows, Leonardo DiCaprio realized he was in trouble, no matter how oblivious he usually was. He shot a fierce glare at the guy next to him. His snicker had nothing to do with the scene being filmed; his companion had been whispering about picking up girls at a bar a few nights ago, and Leonardo had remembered the guy's clumsy performance.
"Is it funny, Mr. DiCaprio?"
Hearing the emotionless tone of those words, the people nearby instinctively backed away from Leonardo DiCaprio. Duke stared coldly at the handsome face and slowly walked over. His voice sharpened into an interrogation. "Is the Normandy landing that funny? Is the slaughter of the Allied Forces by the Nazi German Army that funny?"
Duke's eyes swept past Leonardo to study the other actors. Everyone smartly kept silent. They had no leverage to challenge the director. The only actor in the entire crew who could truly speak to him as an equal was Tom Hanks.
"Sorry, Duke..." Leonardo might be young and arrogant, but he was no fool. He quickly stepped forward. "I'm very sorry, Director Rosenberg."
Duke nodded. "If there's a next time, Leo..."
"I promise!" Leonardo swore.
When Duke finally turned away and walked back to his mark, Leonardo and the people around him breathed a collective sigh of relief.
Leonardo felt it most of all. The young director was barely older than him, yet he exuded a crushing pressure. Leonardo had never felt anything like it on a film set before.