Leonardo DiCaprio gets a Titanic welcome as he's mobbed by overeager fans in New York

By VIRGINIA SKEELS

This might be getting old: Leonardo DiCaprio gets rushed by fans in Manhattan today

It's been more than 15 years since Leonardo DiCaprio was first thrust into the spotlight in a major way with Baz Luhrmann's movie Romeo and Juliet.
But the fervour of the A-list heartthrob's fans seems to grow only more intense as the years pass.
The Aviator actor, who turns 38 this November, was rushed by fans today in Manhattan as filming wrapped for the day on The Wolf of Wall Street.

Fan fervour: The youngsters seemed a little more happy than their hero as he left The Wolf of Wall Street set

DiCaprio wore light blue cotton trousers and a blue-and-grey striped polo shirt, putting his head down under a blue baseball cap.
The actor looked a little overwhelmed as he made he way through the swarm of eager fans, who rather aggressively thrust pieces of paper at him for autographs and pushed camera phones in front of him to take pictures.
Not even his bodyguard seemed able to keep the eager young people at bay, at least some of whom appeared to be students.

Overly eager: The 37-year-old A-lister didn't seem too interested in stopping to give autographs

DiCaprio has just finished filming the new Martin Scorsese movie, in which he plays real-life stockbroker-turned-convict Jordan Belfort, who founded Stratton Oakmont aka The Boiler Room, a pump-and-dump scheme, in 1987.
Slated for release next year, the crime drama is based on Belfort's autobiography, and follows the bad boy of finance who eventually spent 22 months in prison, attended rehab, and is paying back over $100 million to duped investors.
Both DiCaprio and his co-star Jonah Hill were said to have met with investment bankers at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch offices to help prepare for their roles.

Looking sharp: DiCaprio in movie mode as a banker on the set of The Wolf of Wall Street

The film will also feature Matthew McConaughey, Jon Favreau, The Artist's Jean Dujardin, and Gene Hackman, who's rumoured to narrate the opening sequence.
Last Saturday, a dapper and clean-shaven DiCaprio was seen boarding a New York bus with 'Wall Street' listed on its banner where he then kissed his co-star Cristin Milioti.
Not seen today was his new love of several months, Erin Heatherton, who was spotted having lunch on the Manhattan set two days ago.

Hard at work: Matthew McConaughey and Leonardo were later pictured on their film set, but Leo had had enough of the attention after his earlier experience

source: dailymail