Alan Arkin reportedly passed on the role of Max Belfort, Jordan’s father, which went to Rob Reiner. Actresses Blake Lively, Amber Heard and others were reportedly considered for the role of Belfort’s second wife before Australian newcomer Margot Robbie was cast. For the role of Donnie Azoff, Belfort’s co-founder, a number of actors were considered, before Jonah Hill convinced DiCaprio and Scorsese that he should audition for the role - the first time he’d had to audition in years. In 2010, an independent production company, Red Granite Pictures, bought the film rights, and casting got underway. But after a deal with Warner Brothers fell through, the film was in limbo, and director Ridley Scott was briefly attached. Among those most interested was DiCaprio, who brought director Scorsese on board, for what would be their fifth collaboration. Hollywood quickly came calling, with stars like Brad Pitt and Mark Wahlberg eyeing the part. The trip from page to screen was rocky - and 'The Wolf of Wall Street' was almost a very different filmįollowing his release, a broke Belfort redoubled his efforts, receiving an advance from Random House for more than $1 million for his manuscript. Belfort and Chong remained friends after their time in prison. Your real life is much more exciting than any kind of imaginary story you could come up with.” Belfort was also inspired by Tom Wolfe’s satirical novel of 1980s excess, The Bonfire of the Vanities, which he discovered in the prison library. As he told MacLean’s, “You’ve got to write those stories you’ve been telling me at night. According to Chong, Belfort’s first tried his hand at fiction, unsuccessfully. Chong, who was writing a book of his own, encouraged Belfort to take a stab at capturing his life story. The two men bonded, exchanging stories about their outsized pre-prison lives. In 2004, Belfort arrived at Taft Correctional Institution, a low-security federal prison in California, where his cubemate was actor, comedian and marijuana rights activist Tommy Chong, who was serving a nine-month stint for selling drug paraphernalia. Here are 10 facts you should know about this raucous film: Belfort’s inspiration to write the book 'The Wolf of Wall Street' came from an unlikely placeįollowing his arrest for stock-market manipulation, Belfort pled guilty, and in exchange for his cooperation with an ongoing FBI investigation, was sentenced to 22 months in prison. The film, which divided critics and audiences, was a financial success and received five Academy Awards nominations, including nods for the film, Scorsese and lead Leonardo DiCaprio. jnLGdP.Based on Jordan Belfort’s memoirs, Martin Scorsese’s 2013 film, The Wolf of Wall Street, depicts the unlikely rise and dramatic fall of the Long Island-born stockbroker. Real-life Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort teaches you how to sell anything
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