--- title: Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio's Cannes Friendship Is Ideal description: Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt are lighting up the Cannes red carpet for the premiere of 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' in France. canonical: https://time.com/5593622/brad-pitt-leonardo-dicaprio-cannes-2019/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-05-22T16:47:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:06.690Z og:title: Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio's Cannes Friendship Is Ideal og:description: Pitt and DiCaprio share the screen in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' og:url: https://time.com/5593622/brad-pitt-leonardo-dicaprio-cannes-2019/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt885d3321b22ade5b/69894a3b8fd2ee8c7435e4f2/brad-pitt-leo-dicaprio.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood" Photocall - The 72nd Annual Cannes Film Festival og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio's Cannes Friendship Is Ideal twitter:description: Pitt and DiCaprio share the screen in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt885d3321b22ade5b/69894a3b8fd2ee8c7435e4f2/brad-pitt-leo-dicaprio.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio Living It Up at Cannes Should Be Studied in Film Class > Sponsored content. 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Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio attend the photocall for "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood" during the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2019 in Cannes, France. Tony Barson—FilmMagic  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner May 22, 2019 4:47 PM UTC The boys are back in town. The boys are actually grown men by the name of [Leonardo DiCaprio](http://time.com/5554864/leonardo-dicaprio-dance/) and [Brad Pitt](http://time.com/5568469/brad-pitt-la-county-wrap-up/), and the town is Cannes, France, but no matter: now that two of the world’s most beloved actors are [sharing the screen](http://time.com/5553618/brad-pitt-leo-dicaprio-movie-poster-jokes/) in Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming movie [_Once Upon a Time in Hollywood_](http://time.com/5555585/tarantino-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-trailer/), we — the public — are being blessed with visions of the duo of stars hanging out together in a collision of Hollywood forces. _Once Upon a Time in Hollywood_ screened in competition for the first time at the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival this week, and while it has received a [glowing response so far](http://time.com/5593402/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-review/), it’s DiCaprio and Pitt themselves who are clearly going to be taking up most of our attention during their promotion of the movie until it hits theaters. On the Cannes red carpet on Wednesday, DiCaprio showed up in a dapper blue suit and crisp white shirt, casually unbuttoned in the French way. Pitt, meanwhile, went for black jeans, a black polo shirt and a cap — proving he’s still in his [ceramics-and-chill phase](https://www.gq.com/story/brad-pitt-gq-style-cover-story). They donned tuxedos on Monday. But despite their sartorial differences on Wednesday, the two stars seemed completely at ease with each other. They were joined on the red carpet by Tarantino and fellow Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star Margot Robbie, who plays the ill-fated role of [Sharon Tate](http://time.com/3984667/sharon-tate-murder-history/). (In the movie, DiCaprio is a fading movie star who lives next door to Tate, while Pitt is his loyal body double.) Here they are, framed by a backdrop of a literal wall of photographers, looking calm, cool and collected together.  Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt attend the photocall for "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood" during the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2019 in Cannes, France. Pascal Le Segretain—Getty Images And here they are sharing a moment in the spotlight.  US actor Brad Pitt (L) and US actor Leonardo DiCaprio (R) pose during the photocall for the film 'Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood' in competition at the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 22, 2019. Anadolu Agency—Getty Images Here’s them graciously letting Tarantino and Robbie join their circle of friendship trust.  Brad Pitt, Quentin Tarantino, Margot Robbie and Leonardo DiCaprio attend the photocall for "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood" during the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2019 in Cannes, France. Samir Hussein—WireImage And here they are on a panel, mid-laugh, with Tarantino.  Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Quentin Tarantino attend the "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood" Press Conference during the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2019 in Cannes, France. John Phillips—Getty Images Lately, Pitt has been taking a beat to work behind the scenes [as a producer](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000093/) on movies like [_If Beale Street Could Talk_](http://time.com/longform/beale-street-could-talk-true-story/) and [_Vice_](http://time.com/5481092/vice-dick-cheney-review/), while DiCaprio has been mostly involved in climate change [activism](http://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567774/jane-goodall/); he hasn’t appeared in a movie since his Oscar-winning turn in 2015’s [_The Revenant_](http://time.com/4157304/the-revenant-movie-review/). But looks like _Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,_ which is due in theaters July 26, will be changing all of that.  Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio attend the photocall for "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood" during the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2019 in Cannes, France. 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