<p>Director <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/heres-why-betting-against-avatar-2-and-james-cameron-is-a-mistake/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James Cameron</a> revealed in a recent interview that Leonardo DiCaprio&#8217;s &#8220;diva-like attitude&#8221; nearly cost him the iconic role of Jack in the 1997 blockbuster &#8220;<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/young-actor-shares-advice-he-got-from-leonardo-dicaprio-early-in-his-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Titanic</a>.&#8221;</p>
<p>Cameron, whose newest film — &#8220;Avatar: The Way Of Water&#8221; — is set to be released in theaters on December 16, spoke with GQ about some of his most famous films. &#8220;Titanic,&#8221; which smashed box office records and ultimately <a href="https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0120338/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">grossed over $2 billion</a> worldwide, was high on the list — but according to Cameron, things could have been very different.</p>
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<p>Cameron explained that his first meeting with <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/thank-you-leo-christian-bale-claims-hes-only-gotten-leonardo-dicaprios-rejects-in-hollywood/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DiCaprio</a> actually went very well — although he noted that he was amused by the fact that all of the women associated with the production suddenly had a reason to be in the room for the actor&#8217;s first appearance.</p>
<p>&#8220;There was a meeting with Leo and there was a screen test with Leo,&#8221; Cameron reflected, adding, &#8220;So the meeting was funny, because I&#8217;m in my conference room waiting to meet an actor, right? And I look around, and all the women in the entire office are in the meeting for some reason. Like, there&#8217;s a female executive producer, okay, fine. But our accountant? You know, why was she in the meeting?&#8221;</p>
<p>Cameron laughed again, saying that he realized as he looked around the room that they had all just wanted to meet DiCaprio.</p>
<p>&#8220;So Leo came in — of course, charmed everybody, myself included,&#8221; Cameron continued, noting that actress Kate Winslet had already been chosen to play the part of Rose. &#8220;And I said, &#8216;Alright, let’s see what your chemistry’s like with Kate.’”</p>
<p>So DiCaprio was asked to come back for a meeting with Winslet, and he agreed — but when he arrived and Cameron asked him to read with her, the &#8220;Romeo + Juliet&#8221; star balked.</p>
<p>&#8220;He said, &#8216;You mean I’m reading?’” Cameron recalled. &#8220;And I said, &#8216;Yeah.&#8217; He said, &#8216;Oh, I don’t read.’”</p>
<p>The &#8220;Avatar&#8221; director&#8217;s response was to immediately thank DiCaprio for his time, at which point Cameron said the actor back-pedaled quickly. &#8220;He said, &#8216;Wait, wait, wait. You mean if I don’t read, I don’t get the part? Just like that?’”</p>
<p>Cameron said his reply was simple: &#8220;I said, &#8216;Oh, yeah. Come on. This is, like, a giant movie that’s gonna take two years of my life … so I’m not gonna f*** it up by making the wrong decision in casting. So you’re gonna read, or you’re not gonna get the part.’”</p>
<p>DiCaprio did read, although Cameron said he did so begrudgingly.</p>
<p>&#8220;Every ounce of his entire being [was] just so negative, right up until I said, &#8216;Action!’” Cameron said, but once he uttered that one word, he said DiCaprio &#8220;turned into Jack.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;All right, he’s the guy,&#8221; Cameron said, noting that &#8220;Kate just lit up&#8221; the moment they began reading together.</p>

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