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NEW YORK, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro star in a preview of new Martin Scorsese short film The Audition. The footage sees the 40-year-old actor and 71-year-old star compete for the same part, and Brad Pitt also makes an appearance. Scorsese directed the short as an advertisement for Studio City casino in Macau.
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The Audition will premiere at the opening of the new, movie-themed resort later this year. Wolf of Wall Street writer Terence Winter penned the script, with Brett Ratner of RatPac Entertainment as producer.
DiCaprio has starred in five Scorsese films, such as Gangs of New York (2002) and The Departed (2006), while De Niro has appeared in eight, including Taxi Driver (1976), Goodfellas (1980) and Casino (1995). The short marks Pitt's first collaboration with the director.
DiCaprio last portrayed Jordan Belfort in Scorsese black comedy The Wolf of Wall Street, and is scheduled for The Revenant with Tom Hardy. De Niro will star with Dave Bautista in Bus 657, while Pitt will next appear with wife Angelina Jolie in By the Sea.
