sentences:  Rydell was also close friends with Dean; the two studied together at Actors Studio in Manhattan, New York during the early 1950s.DiCaprio dropped out of the lead role entirely when his asking price was determined to be too high after the actor's success with "Romeo + Juliet" (1996) and "Titanic" (1997).Meanwhile, Rydell worked with Horovitz on another rewrite, and Warner Bros. planned to fast track production.