While we understand the broad line separating fiction from reality, one can’t help but think that sparks fly between actors when filming a romantic drama, particularly one as inspired as Romeo and Juliet, the classic play by William Shakespeare. The story is so emotionally impactful as a romance and tragedy that it’s only human nature for sentimentality to seep through an actor’s professionalism. Early in their rise to stardom, Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes thrived as the luminous star-crossed lovers in Baz Luhrmann‘s gonzo adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, Romeo + Juliet. They have the scintillating kind of chemistry that the Bard of Avon would’ve dreamed of, and it felt as though their on-screen rapport was enough to ignite a celebrity couple. However, like Luhrmann’s glitzy style, it was all a mirage, as DiCaprio and Danes allegedly couldn’t stand each other.
