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Mar 12, 2023 · It’s hard to imagine James Cameron’s Titanic without Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio as the lead couple, and Winslet made sure she was cast in this massive project.
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Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater. Cameron said Winslet "had the thing that you look for" and that there was "a quality in her face, in her eyes" that he "just knew people would be ready to go the distance with her". [11]
- Leonardo DiCaprio Almost Passed on The Role
- The Water Was Warm
- Kate Winslet Had A Shaving Emergency Mid-Shoot
- Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet Hit It Off Instantly
The actor, then 21, was reluctant to take on such a traditional, romantic leading-man part. "His character doesn't go through torment, and Leo previously and subsequently in his career was always looking for that dark cloud," explained Cameron. "It became my job to convince him that it was a challenge to do what Gregory Peck and Jimmy Stewart did i...
Cameron acknowledged that the seven-month shoot was intense – but says the soggy scenes weren't as hard on his actors as it appears on film. "The water in the tank was about 80 degrees, so it was really like a pool," he said. "All of the cold, frigid breath was added later." And what about reports that Cameron forbid his stars from leaving the wate...
In the scene when Rose is about to jump ship, "there's a bit where Leo takes my hand, and because of the way Jim was lighting this particular shot, the light was catching all the little hairs on my arm," said Winslet. "He was like, 'Okay, we're going to have to shave your arm.' So we stop filming and the makeup artist has a Bic razor and some Gille...
"They were very chummy and relied on each other quite a bit," Cameron recalled of his young stars. Although Winslet teasingly said that a boyish DiCaprio was "useless" during filming when it came to keeping a watchful eye on her, he did come through in a key moment. "When we did the underwater footage at the end, Leo was a certified scuba diver at ...
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May 20, 2020 · Before James Cameron and company decided to cast Leonardo DiCaprio as the leading man Jack Dawson in Titanic, another well-regarded and sought after actor was really close to being cast...
- Philip Sledge
Jun 26, 2023 · James Cameron had this amazing real-life artist in mind when he created Rose DeWitt Bukater, Kate Winslet's iconic character from the 1997 movie 'Titanic'.
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6 days ago · The filming of Titanic (From left) Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, and James Cameron on the set of the film Titanic (1997). (more)
Dec 24, 2023 · Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron (Full Episode) | SPECIAL. In this exclusive interview with Kate Winslet and James Cameron, hear first hand stories of what it was like filming...
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