It is Scorsese's first film to feature both De Niro and DiCaprio. The short was created to promote Studio City, a hotel casino resort located in Macau. Brad Pitt, also playing a fictionalized version of himself, makes a cameo appearance. It stars Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio, playing fictionalized versions of themselves, who travel through Asia and compete against each other for a potential role in Scorsese's next film. The Audition is a 2015 comedy short film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Terence Winter.