The film was controversial for its morally ambiguous depiction of events, explicit sexual content, extreme profanity, depiction of hard drug use and the during production. The film also caused controversy due to accusations that it was financed by illegally obtained funds from (1MDB). The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, with praise for Scorsese's direction, the comedic performance of DiCaprio and the fast-paced and consistent humor. The film was including five nominations at the:, and, as well as and nominations for DiCaprio and Hill, respectively. The film did not win in any category, although DiCaprio did win at the, where the film was also nominated for.
It was also recognized by numerous other awards ceremonies, as well as guilds and critics' associations. • as • as Donnie Azoff • as Naomi Lapaglia • as Patrick Denham • as Max Belfort • as Brad Bodnick • as Mark Hanna • as Manny Riskin • as Jean-Jacques Saurel • as Aunt Emma • as Teresa Petrillo • as Leah Belfort • as Captain Ted Beecham • as Chantalle Bodnick • as Nicky Koskoff • as Chester Ming • as Robbie Feinberg • as Alden Kupferberg • as Toby Welch • as • as Hildy Azoff • as himself • as Auckland Straight Line Host Additionally, frequent Scorsese collaborator appears as Lucas Solomon, and appears as Rochelle, a federal agent. Plays a young stock broker who is fired by Donnie.
Appears as a judge. Has an uncredited role as Dwayne, a penny stock trader. Production [ ]. Leonardo DiCaprio attending the film's London premiere in January 2014 Development [ ] In 2007, / won a bidding war against / for the rights to Jordan Belfort's memoir The Wolf of Wall Street, and Martin Scorsese was considered to direct the film. During pre-production, Scorsese worked on the film's script before working on.
He describes having 'wasted five months of [his] life' without getting a on production dates by the Warner Bros. Jordan Belfort made $1 million on the movie rights. In 2010, Warner Bros. Had offered to direct the film, with Leonardo DiCaprio playing the male lead, but the studio eventually dumped the project. In 2012, a green light was given by the allowing no restrictions to the content development. Scorsese knew that there were no limits to the content that he would produce and therefore came back on board, resulting in an. Red Granite Pictures also asked to distribute the film; agreed to distribute the film in North America and Japan, but passed on the rest of the international market.