In the new episode of the podcast with Rob Low, the guest of which Matthew McConaja became a guest, the actor said how he missed the main role in the film "Titanic", which eventually went to Leonardo Di Caprio.
Matthew says that everything happened incomprehensible. "I read the script with Kate Winslet, and it was not very similar that it was listening - they were filmed, and looked like this film process. Then we went away, and someone from the leadership went for us and said: "everything is just wonderful." And it seems like hugged me. And I thought that my role, "McConaja shared.
But soon Matthew learned in surprise that the role he had tried to give Da Caprio. "I thought:" Where is my agent? He has problems. " Because the proposal did not do it, "the actor told me.
Directed by Titanic James Cameron told a couple of years ago, as decided to take on the main role of Leonardo: "First, Matthew read this role. And then we met with Leo. He came to the interview, and I noticed that all our employees revived and joined us. Our accountant, our guard was there. Usually such meetings pass one on one in the office. Then I thought: not to take me this guy? "
It is known that the role of a rose that the Winslet got, the director initially planned to give Gwyneth Paltrow. Previously, commenting on your decision to take other actors to the role of a couple, James said that Gwyneth and McConaehi themselves missed their chance: "They did not come into touch, and then stated that their characters were not sufficiently interesting. They missed their chance, and I do not give the second. "