But the actors in Luhrmann’s version, Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, aged 21 and 17 at the time of filming, are even more luminous than Zeffirelli’s gorgeously youthful duo, and in today’s ...

The popular 1996 Shakespearean romance drama “Romeo + Juliet” recently turned 25, and its director, Baz Luhrmann, is sharing with TODAY how he feels about the movie a quarter century later. Luhrmann, ...

Not originally cast as Juliet, Danes actually replaced Natalie Portman-- who is earning Oscar buzz for her portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie -- after she was forced to drop out when executives ...

It was 1996 that Baz Luhrmann's reimagination of William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet hit cinemas. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in the title roles it banked over $147 million at the box ...

Leonardo DiCaprio has solidified his place as an iconic actor of his generation with a career that has spanned four decades. He started his career as a child in the TV series Romper Room but honed his ...