According to Titanic producer Jon Landau, Matthew McConaughey ruined his own audition for the role of Jack Dawson, which would later go to Leonardo DiCaprio.
According to journalist Matthew Belloni’s newsletter “What I’m Hearing”, Landau wrote about McConaughey’s audition in his posthumous book entitled “The Bigger Picture”.
“We brought him in to do a scene with Kate [Winslet]. We wanted to check the chemistry between the two, not just how they looked on camera, but how they interacted,” wrote the producer.
Landau noted that Kate Winslet, who played Jack Dawson’s love interest, was charmed by Matthew McConaughey’s “presence and charisma”.
The actor was born in Texas, in the southern United States, and is known for his distinctive accent. After a test scene, James Cameron asked for the scene to be filmed in a different way.
“That was great. Now let’s try it another way,” said the “Avatar” director. Jack Dawson was a young man from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, so McConaughey’s southern accent didn’t suit the character.
Landau wrote that the actor replied, “It was fine as it was. Thanks,” and left. According to the producer, that was the reason McConaughey lost the role.
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