Six words reportedly cost Matthew McConaughey the lead role in Titanic : “No. That was pretty good. Thanks.” Producer Jon Landau, who has worked on the majority of director James Cameron 's feature films, revealed as much in his memoirs, which have not yet been published. According to reporter Matt Belloni , in The Bigger Picture —the late producer’s unpublished manuscript—Landau explains that the Interstellar actor was a favorite to play the leading role in Titanic . McConaughey even did a reading with Kate Winslet who, according to Landau, “was taken with Matthew, his presence and charm.”

The actor, born in Texas, did the test without changing his accent—even though his character, Jack Dawson, is from Wisconsin. And though the director liked the interpretation, Cameron a

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