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11 June 2008 5:15 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Hollywood actor Jack Nicholson once threatened to set fire to the movie set of 2006 film The Departed - after director Martin Scorsese asked him to think up ideas for a scene.

The star admits that when Scorsese asked him to come up with a few suggestions for the next day's filming, his imagination ran wild and he seriously considered burning down the set in a spectacular stunt.

But Nicholson's rational side took over, and in the end he didn't go through with his idea.

He recalls, "I didn't sleep that night. Next day, I asked the prop man to get me a gun... I also asked him to get a fire extinguisher.

"That's what happens when you set me loose. I was literally planning to set the set on fire."

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4 April 2008 10:30 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Leonardo DiCaprio has bought an environmentally-friendly apartment in New York City.

The Departed star has paid an unknown amount for the luxury pad in the revolutionary 263-unit Riverhouse complex, which was built with non-pollutant materials and solar-powered energy.

DiCaprio's new home, which overlooks the Hudson River, comes with programmable thermostats, a 24-hour fresh-filtered air system, a dog spa, media cafe and rooftop green landscaping.

He is expected to move into his new apartment this summer.

The actor's representative says, "Riverhouse is a prime example of how green technology is both accessible and achievable for new residential developments - it is a groundbreaking building."

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25 February 2008 10:26 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Hong Kong director Andrew Lau Wai-keung, whose hit film Internal Affairs was recreated as the U.S. blockbuster The Departed by Martin Scorsese, has criticized Steven Spielberg's decision to pull out of the Chinese Olympic Games as artistic adviser. At a news conference, Lau, who is making a short with British director Daryl Goodrich about China's preparations for the Olympics, said that he was "shocked and surprised" by Spielberg's withdrawal. "It's clear that the Olympics is all about sport and nothing to do with politics," he said. Goodrich said, "I was invited to make a film about sports, about children and to celebrate the Olympic Games. That's what I do, and that's why I came to Beijing." Spielberg withdrew as artistic adviser to the Games on Feb. 12, criticizing China's policies regarding the Darfur conflict in the Sudan. Over the weekend Ioc president Jacques Rogge warned against using the Games for political demonstrations. Rogge said that while he "respected" Spielberg's decision, "The games are bigger than any one person."

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