Leonardo DiCaprio is set to become the latest celebrity to get seriously skinny for a film role.

The movie hunk faces a weighty battle to lose a pile of pounds for his new movie Inception, which has been written by The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan.

A set insider says, “There’s an action scene coming up at the end of the year in which he needs to appear emaciated, so the pressure is on. Leo isn’t the kind of guy who can just lose a radical amount of weight… He’s following a strict diet and is embarking on a rigorous workout regime. Leo’s a pretty determined kind of guy, when he sets his mind to things he always achieves them. Though this is going to be hard for him, you can guarantee he’ll succeed.”

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Coming off “Revolutionary Road”, Leonardo DiCaprio will next join forces with “The Dark Knight” helmer Christopher Nolan in “Inception”. Variety reported that the 33-year-old actor takes on the lead role for the contemporary sci-fi actioner.

Before he goes on with this project though, “The Aviator” star will be seen in another Martin Scorsese’s movie, “Shutter Island”. He is also attached to two other projects, “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt” and “The Chancellor Manuscript”.

“Inception”, in the meantime, is based on an original script written by Christopher Nolan. It has been described as a “contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind.” Nolan will carry out the role of co-producer along with Emma Thomas and director. The Warner Bros. Pictures movie is expected to be hitting the cinemas by summer 2010.

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After a private Mediterranean cruise with 12 pals that sailed from Aug. 12 through 16 along the French Riviera, Leonardo DiCaprio got an early jump on Labor Day by going back to work Monday in Paris for his latest movie, Inception, directed by Dark Knight’s Christopher Nolan and which started shooting in London last month.

Trade reports have described Inception as a contemporary sci-fi action thriller set within “the architecture of the mind.” But for DiCaprio and his costars, La Vie En Rose Oscar winner Marion Cotillard and Juno Oscar nominee Ellen Page, the setting was one of the more recognizable bridges on the Seine.

The bridge itself – the Pont de Bir-Hakeim – is no stranger to the screen, having recently been seen in 2007′s National Treasure 2. Steven Spielberg also used it and its above-ground Metro line and distinctive view of the Eiffel Tower in his 2005 Munich, while Marlon Brando walked across it in the groundbreaking 1973 Last Tango in Paris. Now it’s DiCaprio’s turn.

After 7 a.m. makeup and wardrobe call, the star was on the Bir-Hakeim by 8:15 and worked until 12:15, as did Page. Cotillard was into makeup and wardrobe at 7:30 and at the bridge by noon.

Monday’s scene on the closed set utilized two giant mirrors, each the size of a storefront and slowly rotating and reflecting each other. The leading man – dressed in a grey-green Armani jacket, black trousers and looking very tanned and blond – stood between them, creating a funhouse-mirror effect of a thousand reflections before the mirrors pulled away to reveal him walking the bridge with Ellen Page amid a sea of extras.

An argument develops between them and Page turns violent, shoving him, knocking him down. What followed were shots of the extras, standing as still as statues, as though they were frozen in time.

Shooting will continue in Paris through Thursday.

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Leonardo DiCaprio enjoys the waters and sunshine of Ibiza with friends. Despite his recent breakup from longtime girlfriend Bar Refaeli it seems pretty clear Leo has moved on, finding comfort in the company of several women.

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Leonardo DiCaprio has fueled rumors he has split from girlfriend Bar Refaeli after he was overheard telling pals he was “definitely single”.

Reports the couple had broken up surfaced last month after the Israeli supermodel allegedly grew tired of DiCaprio’s reluctance to commit.

The pair shot down the rumors by putting on a united front during a Los Angeles shopping spree just a few days later.

But the Titanic actor has again hinted he has split from Refaeli, by reportedly hitting the the town in London claiming he was a single guy.

A source tells The London Paper, “There was a queue of ladies trying to get near Leonardo – he even had a special security guard with him, just to keep them at bay. Leonardo was telling people he was definitely single, but he wasn’t interested in any of the women trying to get his attention.”

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