Leo and Jodie in Thai takeaway protest

They may be the hottest property in Tinseltown at the moment but both Leonardo DiCaprio and Jodie Foster have both been given the chop in Thailand. The golden duo, who are set to start filming their new movies in Thailand at the beginning of next year, have whipped up a storm of protest at the Bangkok National Office which claim the Hollywood pair are soiling their national heritage. DiCaprio, who is set to film the adaptation of Alex Garland's cult novel The Beach on the idyllic island of Phi Phi in January, has been targeted by Thai environmentalists who claim the production, to be directed by Trainspotting's Danny Boyle, will uproot natural vegetation on one of the lagoons. Protestors circled the Twentieth Century Fox headquarters in Bangkok with banners that read, "Leo Stop Killing Thai National Parks". Onlookers, however, couldn't help noticing that these "protestors" were, in fact, well-dressed females who allegedly thought that Leo was in town. Unfortunately, the golden boy, who picked up a whopping $20m pay cheque for the role, doesn't fly in until late January. Meanwhile, Jodie Foster's new movie, Anna And The King, is also coming under fire from the Thai press who claim the movie, currently in pre-production in Thailand, is also insulting to their national heritage. The film is basically a remake of the 1956 classic The King & I which, funnily enough, was also banned in Thailand because it showed Yul eating with chopsticks and not a spoon. Perhaps Foster and Leo should take a leaf from Claire Danes' book when they arrive in Asia. Danes recently made an offhand remark about her "awful" time in The Philippines during the making of her latest movie. The result? The government promptly banned every single movie Danes has made, or will ever make, from entering the country . . .