It is protected to say that the success of James Cameron‘s Titanic hinged on Kate Winslet‘s chemistry with Leonardo DiCaprio.
Fortunately, the 2 younger stars immediately linked, making the 1997 epic the enduring traditional it’s at the moment. And over 20 years after the movie’s launch in theaters, their bond remains to be a marvel, which Winslet provides new perception into for a new featurette, Titanic: Tales from the Coronary heart, discovered on the bonus disc of the brand new 4k Extremely HD launch.
“Once I started working with Leo, we were able to kind of find our own rhythm. And it’s amazing to kind of look back and think about it all over again,” Winslet remembers in ET’s unique peek on the upcoming launch above.
She remembers that they “clicked immediately, right away.” “He was this kind of mess of long, skinny, uncoordinated limbs. And he was just very free with himself, and he had this effervescent energy that was really magnetic,” she provides. “And I remember thinking, ‘Oh, this is gonna be fun. We’re definitely gonna get along.’ And we just really did. We just really did.”
Gushing about her former co-star and shut pal, Winslet praises DiCaprio for his means of seeing their characters, describing the opposite star as a “ferociously intelligent man.”
“He was then very, very smart, very, very curious. So he was really fascinated with the period, the details to do with the boat, the lower classes, where those people had come from, how those people had paid for their tickets,” she shares. “We connected on so many levels. That sense of focus on the craft and still really caring deeply about that to this day.”
The shut bond they fashioned on the Titanic set remains to be alive at the moment. Winslet shares how typically the 2 join in actual time, saying, “And we’ll always just make that call right away. There’s no like, ‘Hang on, I’ll call you tomorrow.’ It’s instant. And that’s actually really something.”
“You know, if you think about it, in the world that we live in now, to have friendships that bind you, and that shared history, it’s really something,” she concludes.
To suppose there had been an opportunity that DiCaprio would not have landed the position of Jack reverse Winslet as Rose! Whereas chatting with ET final 12 months, Cameron revealed that he needed to “sell” the younger actor to the studios on the time.
“Look, we were leaning toward Leo, but I hadn’t seen him do anything,” Cameron instructed ET. “And he didn’t want to read [for the part]. He said, ‘Oh, I don’t read.’ You know, I’m like, ‘Well, are you a little diva? 18 years old? 19 years old?’ ‘No, I don’t read.’ Like, ‘OK, really? See ya. Wouldn’t want to be ya.’ So, I called his bluff, right? And he went and read. And he was spectacular, of course.”
Whereas DiCaprio could have received Cameron over, the studio wasn’t satisfied. “But now, I had to sell him to the studio,” the director recalled. “And they were like, ‘Based on what? [What’s Eating] Gilbert Grape? Come on, we’re gonna hang this giant movie, romantic film on Gilbert Grape? Give me a break.’ So, you know, then I had to talk him into it. But see, Leo wouldn’t let me film [him reading]. So, I was like, ‘OK, you just have to take my word for it.'”
For sure, it was a “tenuous” journey for Cameron. “It shows you how fragile the whole thing is, this whole moviemaking thing,” he stated, earlier than later including, “I’m pretty careful about my casting.”
“I mean, I certainly can’t imagine it being anyone other than Leo. But also, I was not party to any of those conversations,” Winslet stated of Cameron’s revelation about DiCaprio nearly not getting the half. “I mean, like, how could it have ever not been Leo?”
That stated, “I am enormously proud of it,” she stated of the movie, including, “I have always maintained that Jim is a complete genius. He’s an extraordinary filmmaker and he knows exactly what he’s doing. His storytelling, his scriptwriting — he’s extraordinary at creating not just strong roles for women, but women who are at the center, who are leaders, you know, who lead with integrity.”
Followers can dig into extra behind-the-scenes goodies when Titanic drops in 4K Extremely HD for the primary time on Dec. 5. It will be accessible in a brand new two-disc set that additionally features a Blu-ray disc with 5 hours of recent and legacy bonus content material, together with the brand new Tales from the Coronary heart featurette.
A limited-edition collector’s boxed set can also be accessible, that includes a espresso desk guide, a blueprint of the Titanic, film prop reproductions together with ship menus and Jack’s fateful boarding move, and sheet music for “My Heart Will Go On.”
The bonus disc additionally options new behind-the-scenes content material with producer Jon Landau, taking audiences behind the making of Titanic and its trailer.
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