James Blunt has used an unsuspecting Leonardo DiCaprio to big up his new album — and it might be the funniest thing he has done. The James Blunt Leonardo DiCaprio video, posted on 5 November 2026, promotes Blunt’s new album Airplane Mode using a clip of DiCaprio that the actor almost certainly never expected to see again.
“Hey Leo! Don’t forget to tag me @LeoDiCaprio,” Blunt wrote alongside the video on X. The clip itself is from Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending 2010 film Inception, in which DiCaprio stars alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt. In Blunt’s hands, the scene becomes a joke about the album — and about the very idea of a pop star tagging a Hollywood A-lister in the hope of a reply.
Blunt’s Trademark Humour
The post is classic James Blunt: self-deprecating, a little cheeky, and very much in on the joke. The singer-songwriter has built a second career as one of social media’s funniest musicians, and the DiCaprio video is the latest in a long line of posts that trade on his willingness to laugh at himself — and at the machinery of fame.
Fans were quick to spot the Inception connection, and the clip spread across X on 6 November, with users praising the gag and debating whether DiCaprio would ever respond. He has not, at the time of writing — which, for Blunt’s fans, is rather the point.
Airplane Mode Takes Off
The video is promoting Airplane Mode, Blunt’s new album, and it is a reminder that the singer remains a sharp operator when it comes to getting attention for his music. Using a clip of one of the world’s biggest movie stars — without, it seems, the star’s knowledge — is a bold way to launch a record. Whether DiCaprio ever tags him back, Blunt has already got what he wanted: everyone is talking about the album.
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Sources: The Poke (6 Nov 2026, citing James Blunt’s X post of 5 Nov 2026).
