When Leonardo DiCaprio almost lost Titanic as he refused screen test, James Cameron recalls what happened
Hindustan TimesDirector James Cameron has revealed that Leonardo DiCaprio almost didn't get the part of Jack in Titanic because he didn't want to audition for the part. James had reportedly told Leonardo, “You’re going to read, or you’re not going to get the part.” James Cameron and Leonardo DiCaprio on the sets of Titanic. James Cameron had then explained to the actor how the film is, "a giant movie that is going to take two years of my life and you’ll be gone doing five other things, while I’m doing post-production and all the model work and everything. I’m making the wrong decision in casting, so you’re gonna read or you’re not gonna get the part.” All doubts were laid to rest when the director said action, as James Cameron recalled how Leonardo DiCaprio “turned into Jack and Kate just lit up and they went into this whole thing and he played the scene.
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