James Cameron’s 1997 cult romance Titanic has accomplished 25 years since its launch. The Oscar-winning movie starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet within the memorable roles of Jack and Rose respectively. But the movie may’ve had a unique lead pair of A-listers as a substitute. (Also Read: Internet livid at Netflix for re-releasing Titanic after submersible Titan tragedy. Here’s what we all know)
If not Kate Winslet, then who?
Kate Winslet wasn’t the one face James Cameron had in thoughts whereas casting Rose in Titanic. He was additionally contemplating Academy Award-winning actor Gwyneth Paltrow for that function. In an interview with GQ, James revealed that he initially thought casting Kate as Rose can be a ‘lazy’ transfer.
Kate was already a recognized face within the style of historic dramas. She had already starred in Michael Gottlieb’s A Kid in King Arthur’s Court (1995), primarily based on a Mark Twain play, Ang Lee’s Sense and Sensibility (1995), an adaptation of Jane Austen’s basic novel, Michael Winterbottom’s Jude (1996) as a Nineteenth-century British girl, and Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of Hamlet (1996) as Ophelia.
In the interview with GQ, James says, “So I thought ‘Oh, man, this is going to look like the laziest casting in the world.” But the director did find yourself assembly Kate and providing her the a part of Rose. In an interview with US Weekly, Gwyneth additionally admitted that she had virtually closed in on the function of Rose. “I think I was really in contention for it — I was one of the last two,” she stated.
If not Leonardo DiCaprio, then who?
While the competitors wasn’t as tight or shut so far as the function of Jack was involved, there was a slight chance to see one other A-list star play that function, as a substitute of Leonardo. In the podcast Literally! with Rob Lowe, actor Matthew McConaughey revealed that he auditioned for the half again then.
“It was one of those ones where they, like, followed me and when we got outside they were like, ‘That went great.’ I mean, kind of, like, hugs. I really thought it was going to happen,” Matthew stated within the podcast. Can you think about Titanic with these new leads?
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