The romantic epic of James Cameron of 1997 was a worldwide phenomenon and the most successful film of all time until it was surpassed by Avatar.
The producer of Titanic Jon Landau revealed that the refusal of Matthew McConaughey To leave his southern accent it meant that he ruined his audition for box office success.
The romantic epic of James Cameron of 1997 was a worldwide phenomenon and the most successful film of all time until Avatarthe 2009 director’s film rose with the title. Leonardo DiCaprio He jumped to stardom with the main role of Jack Dawson, the lower class passenger who falls in love with Rose Dewitt Bukater (Kate Winslet), A high -class woman.
The film’s producer wrote his memoirs, “The Bigger Picture”before death in July 2024, at 63. In an extract of the book, shared by the Puck portal, the tycoon recalled that McConaughey impressed during his hearing, until a disagreement with Cameron led him to be discarded.
“We brought it to make a scene with Kate (Winslet),” he wrote. “We wanted to check the chemistry, not only how people look in the film, but how they interact. Kate was in love with Matthew, his presence and her charm. Matthew made the scene with his southern accent.
“Great,” said Jim (Cameron). “Now let’s try differently.” Matthew said: “No. It was quite good. Thank you”. Let’s say that was all for McConaughey.
Matthew McConaughey’s version about his audition for Titanic
In 2018, the actor, who would achieve fame with other films, including an Oscar in 2014, talked about the experience from a different perspective. “I went to audition for that. I wanted him,” he told The Hollywood Reporter.
“I did an audition with Kate Winslet. I had a good audition. SAli there quite sure I had everything. I did not get it. They never offered me“
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