The “Avatar” director said he had to convince DiCaprio to take part in the iconic film. “He didn’t want to do it. He thought it was boring,” he said.
It took James Cameron a while to get DiCaprio to board the “Ship of Dreams.”
Cameron eventually managed to convince DiCaprio, 48, by saying that it would be “a difficult challenge.” Despite DiCaprio not initially wanting to take the plunge, “Titanic” has remained the top-grossing film for the last 25 years, which has allowed CameronThe “Avatar” director made the revelation Tuesday night during the Golden Globes that he had to convince the “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” star to take part in the iconic film.James Cameron said that Leo DiCaprio said that the film was initially “boring.”According to Cameron, the 1997 drama would have sunk without him and Winslet.
“And then Leonardo decided he didn’t want to make the movie. So then I had to talk him into it,” continued Cameron.
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