<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kate-winslet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kate Winslet</a> decided to kiss and tell when it comes to her “Titanic” costar Leonardo DiCaprio, admitting that as romantic as their onscreen kiss looked, it was “not all it’s cracked up to be.&#8221;
During an interview with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9Z4caCa2yw">Vanity Fair</a>, the 48-year-old actress reflected on her time working on James Cameron’s monster 1997 hit and all that went into the actors&#8217; famous scene “flying” on the bow of the ship.
“My God, he’s quite the romancer, isn’t he? No wonder every young girl in the world wanted to be kissed by Leonardo DiCaprio,&#8221; Winslet said. &#8220;It was not all it’s cracked up to be.&#8221;
Winslet said DiCaprio wasn’t all to blame and said it was a “mess” trying to get the shot, because her dress was so tight she could barely breath, with “her boobs practically up to her chin.” She also recalled having to climb a ladder to make the scene work where she said hair and makeup couldn’t reach them, so she said she had to carry makeup in her clothing and do touchups between takes.
<iframe loading="lazy" title="Kate Winslet Rewatches Titanic, Eternal Sunshine, The Regime &amp; More | Vanity Fair" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q9Z4caCa2yw?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
&#8220;This was a nightmare shooting this,” Winslet told the outlet. &#8220;Leo couldn’t stop laughing, and we had to reshoot this about four times because [James Cameron] wanted a very specific light for this, obviously, and the sunsets kept changing where we were.&#8221;
&#8220;We kept doing this kiss, and I’ve got a lot of pale makeup on, and I would have to do our makeup checks — on both of us, between takes — and I would end up looking as though I’d been sucking a caramel chocolate bar after each take because his makeup would come off on me,&#8221; she added. &#8220;And he just looked like there was a bit missing from his face because there was this big pale bit from all my makeup getting onto him.&#8221;
<a href="https://onelink.to/dwapp" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-9096" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://onelink.to/dwapp&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1712932862202000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0plT8RRdMy9XUpIhocnjQS">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP</a>
Despite the numerous takes it took to get the shot the way Cameron wanted it and all they had to endure, she’s “very proud of it.”
“Because I feel that it is that film that just keeps giving,&#8221; Winslet said. &#8220;Whole other generations of people are discovering the film or seeing it for the first time and there’s something extraordinary about that.&#8221;
In a recent interview, the superstar actress admitted all the fame she got after appearing in “Titanic” was “horrible.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">Winslet</a> made the remarks during an <a href="https://www.net-a-porter.com/en-gb/porter/article-f46bd8ada94c36de/cover-stories/cover-stories/kate-winslet?cm_mmc=LinkshareUS-_-tv2R4u9rImY-_-Custom-_-LinkBuilder&amp;utm_source=rakuten&amp;utm_medium=affiliation&amp;utm_campaign=US_3157217&amp;utm_content=US_Skimlinks+%28Variable+Pricing%29&amp;utm_term=tv2R4u9rImY-1.qGeV0thxdLB3mXPtacxA&amp;ranMID=24449&amp;ranEAID=tv2R4u9rImY&amp;ranSiteID=tv2R4u9rImY-1.qGeV0thxdLB3mXPtacxA&amp;siteID=tv2R4u9rImY-1.qGeV0thxdLB3mXPtacxA&amp;linkshare_siteID=tv2R4u9rImY-1.qGeV0thxdLB3mXPtacxA&amp;linkshare_affiliate_mid=24449">interview</a> with Porter. “I felt like I had to look a certain way, or be a certain thing, and because media intrusion was so significant at that time, my life was quite unpleasant,” the actress told the outlet.
“Journalists would always say, ‘After Titanic, you could have done anything and yet you chose to do these small things’ … and I was like, ‘Yeah, you bet your life I did! Because, guess what, being famous was horrible,’” she added.
Amanda Harding contributed to this piece.

Kate Winslet-2

Kate Winslet Kisses And Tells On ‘Titanic’ Costar Leonardo DiCaprio

Celebrities

Entertainment

Hollywood

James Cameron

Kate Winslet

Leonardo DiCaprio

Titanic

U.S.

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kate-winslet">Kate Winslet</a> said she wasn’t happy with the fame that accompanied starring in the 1997 blockbuster “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/titanic">Titanic</a>” opposite Leonardo DiCaprio.
The 48-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">actress</a> made the remarks during a recent <a href="https://www.net-a-porter.com/en-gb/porter/article-f46bd8ada94c36de/cover-stories/cover-stories/kate-winslet?cm_mmc=LinkshareUS-_-tv2R4u9rImY-_-Custom-_-LinkBuilder&amp;utm_source=rakuten&amp;utm_medium=affiliation&amp;utm_campaign=US_3157217&amp;utm_content=US_Skimlinks+%28Variable+Pricing%29&amp;utm_term=tv2R4u9rImY-1.qGeV0thxdLB3mXPtacxA&amp;ranMID=24449&amp;ranEAID=tv2R4u9rImY&amp;ranSiteID=tv2R4u9rImY-1.qGeV0thxdLB3mXPtacxA&amp;siteID=tv2R4u9rImY-1.qGeV0thxdLB3mXPtacxA&amp;linkshare_siteID=tv2R4u9rImY-1.qGeV0thxdLB3mXPtacxA&amp;linkshare_affiliate_mid=24449">interview</a> with Porter. &#8220;I felt like I had to look a certain way, or be a certain thing, and because media intrusion was so significant at that time, my life was quite unpleasant,&#8221; Winslet told the outlet.
&#8220;Journalists would always say, ‘After Titanic, you could have done anything and yet you chose to do these small things’ … and I was like, ‘Yeah, you bet your life I did! Because, guess what, being famous was horrible.'&#8221;
Despite the negatives, the British Academy Award winner looks back fondly on the film that turned her into an international superstar.
&#8220;It&#8217;s not a burden, any of it,&#8221; Winslet clarified. &#8220;[Titanic] continues to bring people huge amounts of joy,&#8221; she said, &#8220;The only time I am like, ‘Oh God, hide,&#8217; is if we are on a boat somewhere.”
The actress had previously spoken about some of the downsides to fame, including what she described as being “bullied” by the British media. Winslet spoke more on that during a 2021 episode of the “WTF with Marc Maron” podcast, per <a href="https://www.today.com/popculture/kate-winslet-says-she-was-bullied-faced-physical-scrutiny-after-t205829">Today</a>.
<a href="https://onelink.to/dwapp" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-9096" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://onelink.to/dwapp&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1700760801843000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP</a>
&#8220;It was like night and day from one day to the next,&#8221; she said at the time of becoming famous. &#8220;Also, I was subject to quite a lot of also personal physical scrutiny, and criticized quite a lot — the British press were actually quite unkind to me.&#8221;
&#8220;I felt quite bullied, if I&#8217;m honest,&#8221; Winslet added. &#8220;I remember just thinking, &#8216;Okay, well, this is horrible and I hope it passes.&#8217; And it did definitely pass but it also made me realize that if that&#8217;s what being famous was, I was not ready to be famous, thank you. No, definitely not.&#8221;
“Titanic” director James Cameron also spoke about the fallout from the film. In an interview with the Radio Times, Cameron said that he thought Winslet “came out of ‘Titanic’ a bit traumatized by the scale of the production and her responsibility within it,” as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/actress-kate-winslet-traumatized-from-titanic-says-testosterone-hating-director-james-cameron">reported</a>.

Kate Winslet On Post-‘Titanic’ Life: ‘Being Famous Was Horrible’

Kate Winslet On Post-'Titanic' Life: 'Being Famous Was Horrible'

World

A video of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kate-winslet">Kate Winslet</a> speaking with a young journalist conducting her first interview is resonating with fans who applaud the Oscar-winning <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">actress</a> for her kindness.
The clip of Winslet sitting down with the reporter to discuss her new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood">film</a> “Avatar: The Way of Water” is being circulated on social media and generating many positive reactions. 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Kate Winslet reassuring this young girl that her interview will be amazing is the most precious thing I’ve ever seen <a href="https://t.co/sm0D5FWWsM">pic.twitter.com/sm0D5FWWsM</a>
&mdash; Liv Marks (@OliviaLilyMarks) <a href="https://twitter.com/OliviaLilyMarks/status/1612397903598739457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
“It’s my first time,” the interviewer admits in the clip. The person conducting the interview is Martha, a “Kinderreporterin,” or &#8220;child reporter&#8221; for the German TV network <a href="https://www.zdf.de/kinder/logo/kinderreporterin-martha-trifft-kate-winslet-100.html">ZDF</a>. Their interaction was quickly picked up by U.S. outlets as well. 
The Titanic star replies, “This is your first time doing it? OK, well, guess what. When we do this interview, it’s going to be the most amazing interview ever. And do you know why? Because we’ve decided that it is going to be.”
“So, we’ve decided right now, me and you, this is going to be a really fantastic interview,” Winslet continues. “And you can ask me anything that you want and you don’t have to be scared, everything is going to be amazing.”
The reporter agrees with a nervous giggle, prompting Winslet to encourage her by saying again, “You got this. OK, let’s do it!”
Fans were immediately receptive to Winslet’s reaction to the young journalist being so nervous.
“Kate Winslet reassuring this young girl that her interview will be amazing is the most precious thing I’ve ever seen,” one popular Twitter reaction <a href="https://twitter.com/OliviaLilyMarks/status/1612397903598739457">says</a>. 
The 47-year-old British star is known for being candidly down-to-Earth no matter who is interviewing her. In December, she described herself as looking like a “hot mess” while attempting to juggle her busy career and being a mom. 
“There are a lot of myths, I think, around perfection and actresses looking perfect all the time and, and how real that is or that isn’t,” she said in part during an interview with BBC’s “Woman’s Hour” podcast. “And I do care about being real and telling stories that are truthful and come from a place of integrity.”
“That’s certainly something that I feel is a shift in this time in my life,” Winslet <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/like-a-hot-mess-kate-winslet-reflects-on-being-47-while-juggling-motherhood-and-a-career">continued</a>, as The Daily Wire previously reported. “I care passionately about highlighting issues that need to be talked about that perhaps people find hard to talk about. And not shying away from truly looking like a hot mess a lot of the time. I mean, who puts on makeup while they’re doing the school run? I don’t.”
“There’s something kind of fab about going: ‘Oh well, that’s just the way it is, isn’t it?&#8217;”

“Avatar: The Way Of Water” World Premiere √± Arrivals

Video Of Kate Winslet Encouraging Young Journalist Doing Her First Interview Has Fans Applauding

Germany

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kate-winslet">Kate Winslet</a> has weighed in on the famous “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/titanic">Titanic</a>” door controversy in light of the film’s 25th anniversary.
In the movie, the character Rose (Winslet) survives after the boat sinks after finding a floating door to use as a raft. Meanwhile, her love interest Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) freezes to death in the icy sea. Fans have speculated for decades whether Jack could have fit on the door with Rose and potentially have survived the disaster. 
The 47-year-old actress said that the matter came down to the door&#8217;s buoyancy, not its size.
“I don’t f***ing know. That’s the answer. I don’t f***ing know,” Winslet said during a recent Happy Sad Confused <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT9s_EeqkJ0">podcast</a> episode. “Look, all I can tell you is, I do have a decent understanding of water and how it behaves.”
“If you put two adults on a stand-up paddleboard, it becomes immediately, extremely unstable. That is for sure,” she continued.
Finally, she revealed her personal opinion on the controversy.
“I have to be honest: I actually don’t believe that we would have survived if we had both gotten on that door,” Winslet declared. “I think he would have fit, but it would have tipped and it would not have been a sustainable idea.”
“So, you heard it here for the first time,” she concluded. “Yes, he could have fit on that door, but it would not have stayed afloat. It wouldn’t.”
Movie director <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/james-cameron">James Cameron</a> had similar thoughts when previously asked about the controversy. He told <a href="https://torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/james-cameron-plans-to-prove-that-jack-couldnt-have-lived-in-titanic">The Toronto Sun</a> that the idea of both Jack and Rose fitting on the raft had already been tested.
“We have done a scientific study to put this whole thing to rest and drive a stake through its heart once and for all,” Cameron told the publication. 
“We have since done a thorough forensic analysis with a hypothermia expert who reproduced the raft from the movie,” he continued. “We took two stunt people who were the same body mass of Kate and Leo and we put sensors all over them and inside them and we put them in ice water. We tested to see whether they could have survived through a variety of methods and the answer was, there was no way they both could have survived. Only one could survive.”
Cameron also said he has no regrets about Jack dying. “No, he needed to die,” the filmmaker confirmed. “It’s like Romeo and Juliet. It’s a movie about love and sacrifice and mortality. The love is measured by the sacrifice,” he said.
He hopes fans will be able to move past the door controversy now. “Maybe … maybe … after 25 years, I won’t have to deal with this anymore,” Cameron told the publication while laughing.

“Titanic”

Kate Winslet, James Cameron Share Opinions On Infamous ‘Titanic’ Door Debate

Kate Winslet, James Cameron Share Opinions On Infamous 'Titanic' Door Debate

Movies

Actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kate-winslet">Kate Winslet</a> said she thought she “died” while successfully breaking the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">Hollywood</a> record for holding her breath, clocking in at more than 7 minutes underwater.
The 47-year-old star accomplished the feat while filming the new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/james-cameron">James Cameron</a> film, “Avatar: The Way of Water.” Her time of seven minutes and fifteen seconds beat Tom Cruise’s best time of six minutes, which he achieved on the set of “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation” in 2011.
“I have the video of me surfacing saying, ‘Am I dead, have I died?’ And then going, ‘What was [my time]?’” Winslet <a href="https://www.gamesradar.com/kate-winslet-interview-avatar-way-of-water/">told</a> Total Film magazine during a recent interview.
After confirming she was still alive, the actress quickly focused on whether she’d bested Cruise’s record.
“Straight away I wanted to know my time. And I couldn’t believe it … The next thing I say is, ‘We need to radio set.’ I wanted Jim [Cameron] to know right away,” she continued.
&#8220;She&#8217;s not competitive at all,&#8221; the director quipped. 
She went on to describe that while Cameron never insisted she had to hold her breath that long, Winslet took it on as a personal challenge. 
“Well, I didn’t have to hold my breath for over seven minutes,” the “Titanic” star explained. “It’s just that the opportunity to set a record presented itself. I wanted to break my own record, which was already six minutes and 14 seconds. And I was like, ‘Come on!’ So I smashed my own record by a minute.”
Cameron had already expressed his intention to limit “dry for wet” scenes in the new “Avatar” so the high-stakes film could feel more authentic. He <a href="https://ew.com/movies/james-cameron-teases-avatar-sequel/">told</a> Entertainment Weekly in 2021 that faking underwater scenes didn’t look real, which necessitated the actors going under during filming. 
“I said, ‘It’s not going to work. It’s not going to look real,’” Cameron said. “I even let them run a test, where we captured dry for wet, and then we captured in water, a crude level of our in-water capture. And it wasn’t even close.”
Despite the incredible challenge of holding her breath for so long, Winslet insisted that wasn’t the most challenging thing about joining the “Avatar” cast.
“The biggest challenge was something people really wouldn&#8217;t imagine  – it was fitting into this world and yet appearing to have always been there,” the actress said. She went on to say it was a “fantastic experience.” 
&#8220;Avatar: The Way of Water&#8221; hits theaters on December 16.

The World Premiere of James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water”

Kate Winslet Thought She ‘Died’ After Holding Breath For Over 7 Minutes During ‘Avatar’ Filming

Kate Winslet Thought She 'Died' After Holding Breath For Over 7 Minutes During 'Avatar' Filming

Kate Winslet reflected on being in her late 40&#8217;s now as she juggles motherhood and a career, saying she&#8217;s less worried these days about &#8220;looking like a hot mess.&#8221;
During the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kate-winslet">47-year-old</a> actress&#8217; recent appearance on the BBC&#8217;s &#8220;Woman&#8217;s Hour&#8221; <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3s7k6PDH58ryMZ6vvrwHP5y/we-become-more-powerful-and-sexy-in-our-40s-eight-things-we-learnt-from-kate-winslet-on-woman-s-hour">podcast</a>, Winslet hit back at criticism over her character&#8217;s appearance in the HBO crime drama &#8220;Mare of Easttown.&#8221;
&#8220;I absolutely had makeup on [while playing Mare] and so when I came to do &#8216;I Am Ruth,&#8217; which was the next thing I filmed after &#8216;Mare of Easttown,&#8217; I thought: &#8216;Well, I&#8217;ve only got one option here and that&#8217;s to go one step further and really actually not wear any make-up and just scrape my hair back into a crappy old ponytail like I do every day of my life anyway,&#8221; the &#8220;Revolutionary Road&#8221; star shared.
&#8220;There are a lot of myths, I think, around perfection and actresses looking perfect all the time and, and how real that is or that isn&#8217;t,&#8221; she added. &#8220;And I do care about being real and telling stories that are truthful and come from a place of integrity.&#8221;
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
The Oscar-winning actor has long been an advocate of embracing aging, and in a new interview with BBC Woman&#39;s Hour, she only doubles down. <a href="https://t.co/hmzDZ0Gjb5">https://t.co/hmzDZ0Gjb5</a>
&mdash; Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) <a href="https://twitter.com/voguemagazine/status/1600970164035526656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2022</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
&#8220;That&#8217;s certainly something that I feel is a shift in this time in my life,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kate-winslet-wouldnt-let-mare-of-easttown-director-cut-bulgy-bit-of-belly-from-scene">Winslet</a> continued. &#8220;I care passionately about highlighting issues that need to be talked about that perhaps people find hard to talk about. And not shying away from truly looking like a hot mess a lot of the time. I mean, who puts on makeup while they&#8217;re doing the school run? I don&#8217;t.&#8221;
&#8220;There&#8217;s something kind of fab about going: &#8216;Oh well, that&#8217;s just the way it is, isn&#8217;t it?'&#8221; she added.
At one point, Winslet, who has three children, also talked about parenting in the age of social media and said her kids don&#8217;t have access to it.
&#8220;My children don&#8217;t have social media and haven&#8217;t had social media,&#8221; the actress shared. &#8220;There are many fake accounts out there for myself and also my children, weirdly, so I&#8217;m told.&#8221;
&#8220;It is possible to just say, &#8216;No. You can&#8217;t have it,'&#8221; she added. &#8220;&#8216;I want you to enjoy your life. I want you to be a child. I want you to look at clouds and not photograph them and post them on your Instagram page — and then decide whether or not the clouds were worth looking at because someone out there thought they were rubbish.'&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/superstar-actress-returns-to-set-after-being-taken-to-hospital-following-accident-while-filming">Superstar Actress Returns To Set After Being Taken To Hospital Following Accident While Filming</a>

‘Like A Hot Mess’: Kate Winslet Reflects On Being 47 While Juggling Motherhood And A Career

Motherhood

Movie director James Cameron said in a recent interview that &#8220;Titanic&#8221; actress Kate Winslet was &#8220;traumatized&#8221; from making the blockbuster film.
The remarks from Cameron come after he gave an interview with The Hollywood Reporter at the end of November about the second film of the Avatar movie franchise — “Avatar: The Way Of Water” — which took a decade to make and hits theaters later this month.
Cameron and Winslet reunited at an event for the upcoming movie, which hits theaters on December 16.
While speaking to the press, Winslet said that she might watch &#8220;Titanic&#8221; in honor of the 25th anniversary since the film was released but cautioned that she hates watching films that she has appeared in.
<div class="c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text">
<div class="c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text" data-qa="message-text">
<div class="p-block_kit_renderer" data-qa="block-kit-renderer">
<div class="p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first">
<div class="p-rich_text_block" dir="auto">
<div class="p-rich_text_section"><a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="https://get.dailywire.com/readers-pass/read-only-v2?utm_campaign=dwplus&amp;utm_medium=editorial&amp;utm_source=dwsite&amp;cid=dwplus&amp;mid=z&amp;xid=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://get.dailywire.com/readers-pass/read-only-v2?utm_campaign=dwplus&amp;utm_medium=editorial&amp;utm_source=dwsite&amp;cid=dwplus&amp;mid=z&amp;xid=0" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">TIRED OF THE LEGACY MEDIA’S BIAS CONTROLLING THE NARRATIVE AND OBSCURING THE TRUTH? JOIN US.</a></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
&#8220;Well, I might. I mean, I&#8217;m just not very good at watching myself on screen. It&#8217;s not just ‘Titanic,’ like I don&#8217;t like watching myself in anything,&#8221; she said on Monday. &#8220;I guess I probably will watch it.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m 47 years old now, guys, and I turned 21 when we were shooting that movie. So, it&#8217;s like half my lifetime ago,&#8221; she added. &#8220;It&#8217;s amazing and incredible to have been part of something that&#8217;s, you know, so steeped in nostalgia for people and still resonates with people in the way that it does. It&#8217;s a huge, huge honor that people still love something that I was a part of all those years ago.&#8221;
In an <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/james-cameron-says-kate-winslet-195258093.html">interview</a> with the Radio Times, Cameron said that he thought Winslet &#8220;came out of ‘Titanic’ a bit traumatized by the scale of the production and her responsibility within it.&#8221;
&#8220;We&#8217;ve both been eager over time to work together again, to see what the other is about at this point in our lives and careers,&#8221; he added. &#8220;She&#8217;s very large and in charge on set. You&#8217;d swear she was producing the film.&#8221;
In his November interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Cameron <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/movie-director-james-cameron-testosterone-a-toxin-that-men-should-work-out-of-their-system">said</a> that testosterone was a “toxin” that men should work out of their system.
Cameron, 68, said that he has changed as he has gotten older as his “F-bomb-laden shouting matches with executives is behind him,” the publication said.
“A lot of things I did earlier, I wouldn’t do — career-wise and just risks that you take as a wild, testosterone-poisoned young man,” he said. “I always think of [testosterone] as a toxin that you have to slowly work out of your system.”
During the interview, Cameron <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/titanic-director-says-diva-like-attitude-almost-cost-leonardo-dicaprio-his-iconic-role">said</a> that Leonardo DiCaprio’s “diva-like attitude” nearly cost him the iconic role of Jack in the 1997 blockbuster “<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>.”
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 that all of the women associated with the production suddenly had a reason to be in the room for the actor’s first appearance.
“There was a meeting with Leo and there was a screen test with Leo,” Cameron reflected, adding, “So the meeting was funny, because I’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’s a female executive producer, okay, fine. But our accountant? You know, why was she in the meeting?”
Cameron laughed again, saying that he realized as he looked around the room that they had all just wanted to meet DiCaprio.
“So Leo came in — of course, charmed everybody, myself included,” Cameron continued, noting that actress Kate Winslet had already been chosen to play the part of Rose. “And I said, ‘Alright, let’s see what your chemistry’s like with Kate.’”
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 “Romeo + Juliet” star balked.
“He said, ‘You mean I’m reading?’” Cameron recalled. “And I said, ‘Yeah.’ He said, ‘Oh, I don’t read.’”
The “Avatar” director’s response was to immediately thank DiCaprio for his time, at which point Cameron said the actor back-pedaled quickly. “He said, ‘Wait, wait, wait. You mean if I don’t read, I don’t get the part? Just like that?’”
Cameron said his reply was simple: “I said, ‘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.’”
Virginia Kruta contributed to this report.

2015 Toronto International Film Festival – “The Dressmaker” Premiere – Arrivals

Actress Kate Winslet ‘Traumatized’ From ‘Titanic,’ Says Director James Cameron

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;
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.
WATCH:
<iframe loading="lazy" title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nIEbpGdctyg?start=137" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
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.
&#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;
Cameron laughed again, saying that he realized as he looked around the room that they had all just wanted to meet DiCaprio.
&#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.’”
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.
&#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.’”
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?’”
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.’”
DiCaprio did read, although Cameron said he did so begrudgingly.
&#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;
&#8220;All right, he’s the guy,&#8221; Cameron said, noting that &#8220;Kate just lit up&#8221; the moment they began reading together.

Director James Cameron(C) and actress Kate Winslet

‘Titanic’ Director Says ‘Diva-Like Attitude’ Almost Cost Leonardo DiCaprio His Iconic Role

'Titanic' Director Says 'Diva-Like Attitude' Almost Cost Leonardo DiCaprio His Iconic Role

Kate Winslet returned to production this week after she fell on set Sunday while filming her latest movie, &#8220;Lee,&#8221; on location in Croatia.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kate-winslet">46-year-old</a> actress was taken to the hospital for precautionary measures after she sustained some kind of leg injury while filming the World War II movie in a village called Kupari, <a href="https://etcanada.com/news/929519/kate-winslet-returns-to-work-after-on-set-accident-in-croatia/">Entertainment Tonight</a> Canada reported.
&#8220;Kate [Winslet] slipped and was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure required by the production,&#8221; a statement from the &#8220;Titanic&#8221; star&#8217;s rep to the ET outlet read. &#8220;She is fine and will be filming, as planned, this week.&#8221;
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Kate Winslet was taken to hospital after slipping and falling on the set of her new film.<a href="https://t.co/LPT8bRubww">https://t.co/LPT8bRubww</a>
&mdash; Metro (@MetroUK) <a href="https://twitter.com/MetroUK/status/1571547515199053826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Pictures have since surfaced showing the Academy Award-winning actress back on set wearing military attire for her portrayal of World War II correspondent Lee Miller, specifically the part of her life and career during the war which took her from the pages of fashion to the front line.
A description of the movie on IMDb read, &#8220;The story of photographer Elizabeth &#8216;Lee&#8217; Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.&#8221;
&#8220;This is absolutely not a biopic,&#8221; Winslet told <a href="https://deadline.com/2021/10/kate-winslet-lee-miller-wwii-film-marion-cotillard-jude-law-andrea-riseborough-josh-oconnor-1234859103/">Deadline</a> previously. &#8220;To make a story about Lee&#8217;s whole life, that&#8217;s a series worth for HBO. What we wanted to do was find the most interesting decade in her life, the one that defined who she was and what she became because of what she went through.&#8221;
https://twitter.com/PratyushBarik3/status/1572244691667816449?s=20&#038;t=f0BFagA4kUfmWV7IcEnzTg
&#8220;It was the period from 1938-1948 that took her right through the war and her most defining time,&#8221; she added. &#8220;That is the story we want people to know about Lee more than the many other parts of her life.&#8221;
&#8220;Lee&#8221; is being directed by Ellen Kuras and along with Winslet stars such big names as Jude Law, Josh O&#8217;Conner, and Marion Cotillard, among others.
Winslet&#8217;s latest project will debut on the big screen in December when the highly anticipated sequel to the 2009 hit &#8220;Avatar&#8221; hits theaters, the &#8220;Today&#8221; <a href="https://www.today.com/popculture/movies/kate-winslet-hospitalized-falling-set-movie-lee-croatia-rcna48285">show</a> noted. &#8220;Avatar: The Way of Water,&#8221; is due out December 16.
RELATED: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kate-winslet-wouldnt-let-mare-of-easttown-director-cut-bulgy-bit-of-belly-from-scene">Kate Winslet Wouldn&#8217;t Let &#8216;Mare Of Easttown&#8217; Director Cut &#8216;Bulgy Bit Of Belly&#8217; From Scene</a>

Superstar Actress Returns To Set After Being Taken To Hospital Following Accident While Filming

hospital

Actress Kate Winslet, who starred in the HBO limited series &#8220;Mare of Easttown&#8221; that concluded earlier this week, notably pushed back on attempts to make her look more attractive in the show.
The HBO <a href="https://www.hbo.com/mare-of-easttown">page</a> describes the show:
<blockquote>
As her life crumbles around her, a small-town Pennsylvania detective Mare Sheehan (Kate Winslet) investigates a local murder. The series explores the dark side of a close community and provides an authentic examination of how family and past tragedies can define our present.
</blockquote>
Winslet discussed the character she played with <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/31/style/mare-of-easttown-kate-winslet.html">The New York Times</a>, saying, “that [Winslet] has been bowled over by how audiences have fallen ‘in love with this wildly flawed, messy, broken, fragmented, difficult woman. I loved her marks and her scars and her faults and her flaws and the fact that she has no off switch, no stop button. She just knows ‘Go.’’”
Describing the show, Winslet said, “It’s about mothers protecting their children at all costs, and the lengths that a parent will go to in order to protect their children.” On the topic of the finale’s surprise ending, she added, “Oh God, it’s just unbelievable, it’s heartbreaking.” 
Winslet said she is aware that people say, “Oh my God, how can she let herself look so unglamorous?” When Craig Zobel, the director, promised her he would edit out “a bulgy bit of belly” in a sex scene, she told him, “Don’t you dare!” 
She also returned the promotional poster for the show twice because it had been touched up too much. “They were like ‘Kate, really, you can’t,’ and I’m like ‘Guys, I know how many lines I have by the side of my eye, please put them all back,’” she said. 
According to The Times, Winslet “said she balked when she saw an early cut in which her ordinarily luminous skin looked too good. ‘We tried to light it to make it look not nice,’ she said.”
She added, “Listen, I hope that in playing Mare as a middle-aged woman — I will be 46 in October — I guess that’s why people have connected with this character in the way that they have done because there are clearly no filters. She’s a fully functioning, flawed woman with a body and a face that moves in a way that is synonymous with her age and her life and where she comes from. I think we’re starved of that a bit.”
On the costume design of the show, Winslet said, “Whenever we’d find something unflattering, we’d be jumping up and down like, ‘Yes! We’re wearing this.’” She would even put her clothes in a pile in the trailer after shooting “and they would stay in a rumpled up ball overnight. We were not washing and drying and hanging those clothes. Never.”
They also added more makeup to her eyebrows to reportedly give her face a heavier appearance and kept the sunspots and imperfections. “We’re so used to seeing this stuff airbrushed away,” she said.
Winslet discussed the problems that come from social media and ideal images being so prevalent in society. 
“What worries me is that faces are beautiful. Faces that change, that move, are beautiful faces, but we’ve stopped learning how to love those faces because we keep covering them up with filters now because of social media and anyone can photoshop themselves, and airbrush themselves, and so they do,” she said. “In general, I would say I feel for this generation because I don’t see it stopping, I don’t see or feel it changing, and that just makes me sad because I hope that they aren’t missing out on being present in real life and not reaching for unattainable ideals.”

Menu