‘Titanic’: James Cameron Says Leonardo DiCaprio Nearly Lost His Role As Jack Dawson Because He Didn’t Want To Audition

Even 25 years after the original release of “Titanic,” it’s hard to separate Leonardo DiCaprio from his role as Jack Dawson.

DiCaprio’s Hollywood star was already rising in the mid-’90s, but James Cameron‘s film was the actor’s breakout role.

But according to Cameron, DiCaprio nearly didn’t get the part because, on some level, the actor thought he had already “made it.”Read More: James Cameron Says ‘Avatar 2’ Has Be The 3rd Or 4th Highest Grossing Film Ever To “Break Even”EW reports that in an interview with GQ, Cameron disclosed that while he knew he wanted Kate Winslet as Rose Dewitt Bukater, DiCaprio as Jack was never a sure thing.Continue reading ‘Titanic’: James Cameron Says Leonardo DiCaprio Nearly Lost His Role As Jack Dawson Because He Didn’t Want To Audition at The Playlist.

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