hey, I read your open letter and I read some of the other articles related to it. I read your comments here, as well as other people's comments on here.

I personally can't think of a tobey maguire movie I genuinely love (I didn't like seabiscuit, spiderman was ok because it was good action, but tobey was annoying). despite reddit's obsession with leonardo di caprio, I am not such a big fan. he's acted in some really entertaining movies, but I don't see him as like "my favorite actor", even remotely.

so I am not coming at this in a biased "tobey & leo fan" perspective.

but like, what you are saying in your comments and in the open letter ... seem so questionable to me.

your main argument is that "tobey is a text-book narcissist"? because he didn't want a movie that was filmed when he was 20 years old, where he ad-libbed misogynistic lines to be released ... ?

a dude trying to protect himself from a really shitty backlash that would be INEVITABLE is a horrible person? the only reason you say that is because it cost you fame, money, recognition, whatever it is that you're looking for.

I mean, your movie being released would mean that every single line of his would be completely misinterpreted, he would be dragged through the mud, he'd lose a lot of jobs, his family & friends would be forced to talk to media, he would have a black mark as a grade a asshole (which is what you seem to be trying to do now...)

I mean fucks sake, he did something that was protective of himself, but do you even know what it means to call someone a "narcissist"? dude was trying to not ruin his life, for the cost of a fairly mediocre film that wasn't going to change anyone's lives (vast majority of comments & reviews I've read from folks who have watched your movie say that it was "ok" at best).

leonardo di caprio sticking up for his friend seems about right to me. life is tough. you stand up for those you give a damn about. he cared more about tobey than he cared about you. you didn't give a damn about either haha.

you wanted to release something they didn't want out because they worried about how it would affect them. you claim they are narcissist but it sounds like you only gave a damn about yourself too. you wanted it released, regardless of how it would affect their lives. and it sounds like they stopped seeing you as a friend.

what they did was fucking cutthroat no doubt. they just barreled through you basically, they used their connections and contacts to make sure you didn't get to release the movie.

but it's a far cry from saying they're horrible human beings , or people with personality disorders. sounds like you would've been just as happy putting them in a world of shit because you wanted your movie to be seen by the world, who cares if your friends in the movie would be the ones to face a tremendous backlash, and who cares if the movie wouldn't really gain much traction except for the tabloids where ... your friends would get dragged through the mud.

edit: I read your comment again, and holy shit haha. sounds like you & this director were basically seen as assholes by the rest of the people in this movie. you admit yourself that leonardo di caprio was willing to stake his just burgeoning reputation for his buddies connelly and a couple of the others. but he didn't want to do it for you. you call them assholes ... but it sounds like they just didn't want a mediocre movie to potentially derail their careers, but they were OK doing it for their friends if it made sense. just not for you and your director pal.