James Cameron's (1997) titanic stole and broke our hearts, quickly becoming one of the most epic and successful movies in cinematic history, yet things could have been very different, as there were a slop of top '90s actors who were considered or auditioned for the starring roles, while we can't imagine literally anyone but kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio playing bringing to life the saddest and the greatest (according to me) love story ever told, in history, you might be surprised who almost played these roles
1. Angelina Jolie as Rose:
Angelina Jolie's career who as still growing when she auditioned for the part for rose, just having received her first leading role in "hankers" (1995), they may have passed on Angelina but it didn't do any harm to her career- just a few years later she won her first Oscar for her supporting role in "girl, interrupted" (1999)
2. Resse Witherspoon as Rose:
Reese Witherspoon was trying to make a name for herself in Hollywood, when she was considered for the part for rose, it may have not been in her cards but she would soon rise to fame with "cruel intentions", and "election", the Hollywood star also appeared on friends as Rachel green(Jennifer Anniston) 's sister. she even appeared at the friends reunion!
3. Jennifer Connelley as Rose:
already having some big roles to her name, Jennifer Connelley auditioned to be the leading lady in the film but didn't get the part. no worries though, as in 1998 she garnered critical and acclaim for her work in "dark city" and soon after "requiem for a dream", she'd go on to win an Oscar for her role in "a beautiful mind"
4. Macaulay Culkin as Jack
it's hard to imagine it now but Macaulay Culkin was considered for the role of Jack at the tail end of his acting career! having an almost ten-year break after starring in "Richie Rich" (1994), he had a few more roles before turning his attention outside of Hollywood
5. Uma Therman as Rose
having recently found fame thanks to her academy award-nominated part in "pulp fiction", Uma Thurman was a frontrunner for the part of Rose and even did a screentest, unfortunately for her, instead of starring in one of the greatest movies in 1997, she was a part of the worst- "Batman and the Robin", she also surprisingly looks like the friends star "lisa kudrow"
6. Milla Jovovich as Rose
the world-renowned model had been trying to transition into acting for some time and she had her first big break in "the fifth element" (1997) when she auditioned as Rose, we have a hard time imagining her in such a soft role, as she undeniably kicks ass in many of her sci-fi movies
7. brad Pitt as Jack
besides Leo, there was no denying both the talent and dreaminess of brad Pitt, who at the time had just received critical acclaim for his roles in "seven" (1995) mad "12 monkeys" (1995), it's no wonder he was considered for the role of Jack
8. Madonna as Rose
the queen of pop had already transitioned into the world of film long before "titanic" was even in production. having just earned a golden globe for her role in "Evita" (1996), the multi-talented Madonna was one of the many actresses considered to play Rose
9. Nicole Kidman as Rose
having just proved herself in "Batman Forever", Nicole Kidman was reportedly offered the huge role of rose yet she turned it down. however, that didn't hurt her career, as she would soon earn her first academy award nomination for "Moulin Rouge!" (2001), she also won an oscar in 2002 for "the hours"
10. Matthew McConaughey as Jack
already known for his parts in "dazed and confused" (1993) as well as "time to kill" (1996), the studio's first pick for Jack was Matthew McConaughey, in fact, kate also did a screen test with him, but unfortunately, James Cameron did not agree
11. Jennifer Anniston as Rose
thanks to her role on friends Jennifer Anniston was the "it" girl in the '90s, which is probably why she was considered for the part of Rose, I just CANNOT imagine her as Rose, I mean she is BEAUTIFUL BUT I just cannot imagine her as Rose maybe it's because we always saw her as Rachel, she was also very busy with the show, with her film career not really picking up after "friends" went off the air, getting paid 1.4 million dollars the last episode probably made her feel a lot better!, friends is already so famous, if she would've starred in titanic she would have become the most successful actress, (i mean she already is) well, guess one person can't have it all. (she did tho 😌)
12. charlzie theron as Rose
having just gotten her first role in "2 days in the valley (1996), charlzie was hoping to grow her career when she autidioned for the part of Rose. while it didn't work out, she starred un other films in 1997, such as "the devil's advocate", which helped her make a household name
13. chrsitian bale as Jack
perhaps trryin to redeem himself from "Pocahontas" (1995) Christian bale auditioned for the role of jack and apparently did well - but james cameon did not want 2 British actors playing the lead of 2 Americans
14. rachel weisz as Rose
looking like she could be kate winslet's sister, rachel weisz made her first Hollywood appearance in "chain reaction" (1996) when she auditioned for the role of Rose, it may not have been in the cards for her but she would rise into fame quickly in the states shortly afterwards
15. Gwyneth paltrow as Rose
having just risen to fame for her roles in "seven" and "emma", the burgeoning gwyeth paltorw showed she could handle both action and period pieces, which is perhaps why she was offered for the role of Rose, she may have turned it down but in 1998 she won an oscar and golden globe award for her role in "shakepoeer in love" although she did star in "contagion" with kate winslet in 2011
16. johnny depp as Jack
having risen from to fame in the 80's, johnny depp was one of the biggest stars in the 90's (and still is), he apparently read the script a, but hd considered playing jack, but it was likely too mainstream of a role for his taste at the time,
17, drew Barrymore as Rose
already quite an established actress, drew Barrymore was one of the first picks for Rose by James cameron, but she turned him down as she thought it was a miscast
18. Christina appelgate as Rose
probably best known for her role as kelly bundy on "married... with children", Christina appelgate had a number of both film and television roles to her name by the time "titanic" began casting, with her fame and experience probably being a reason why she was considered for the part, but she also appeared on friends as rachel green's (jenifer anniston) other sister amy green on 2002 and 2003
19. stephen dorff as Jack
while not as big as a name as many of the other actors consdiered, it didnt stop himn from auditioing for Jack. he was turned down, but in 1998 lucked out with a role in 'blade"
20. Claire Danes as Rose
having just starred alongside leonardo dicaoprio in "romeo and juliet" (1996), claire danes once again tried to spark an onscreen historical romane when she auditioned as Rose
21. geena davis as Rose
with huge hits such as "beetlejuice" (1988) and "a league of their own" (1992) under her belt, geena davis was still in thje height of her acting career when she was offered for the part of Rose
22. billy crudup as Jack
billy crudup was just starting his career when he was considered for the role of Jack, he may not have gotten it, but would soon gain fame through his memorable roles in "almost famous" (2002) and "big fish" (2003)
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