Leonardo DiCaprio recently surprised fans with an unexpected revelation: he has never watched “Titanic,” the film that stands as one of the most significant highlights of his career. This iconic movie, released in 1997 and directed by James Cameron, not only catapulted DiCaprio to international fame but also raked in a staggering $2.264 billion worldwide from a $200 million budget. Moreover, it garnered 11 Academy Awards, further cementing its place in cinematic history.
Speaking with Jennifer Lawrence for Variety’s “Actors on Actors,” the 51-year-old Oscar-winning actor candidly admitted, “No, I haven’t seen it.” The admission comes from the man who famously portrayed Jack Dawson, a struggling artist who falls in love aboard the ill-fated RMS Titanic.
In response, Lawrence, herself a 35-year-old Oscar winner, encouraged DiCaprio to give the film a watch, noting, “Oh, you should. I bet you could watch it now, it’s so good!” Despite her suggestion, DiCaprio explained, “I don’t really watch my films,” shedding light on his personal approach to his body of work.
This disclosure sparked considerable buzz on social media, particularly on Variety’s X account, where fans expressed their astonishment. One user, @BorkorElse, encapsulated the widespread disbelief with a simple yet telling reaction: “Leo’s never seen Titanic!” accompanied by eye emojis.
‘I don’t really watch my films,’ the former child star said.
DiCaprio’s revelation made waves on Variety’s X account where user @BorkorElse commented with eye emojis and marveled: ‘Leo’s never seen Titanic!’
Leonardo DiCaprio shocked fans by confessing that he’s never seen the biggest blockbuster from his 35-year acting career, Titanic
The 51-year-old Oscar winner memorably portrayed starving artist Jack Dawson in James Cameron’s 1997 romantic disaster epic, which amassed $2.264 billion from a $200 million budget and won 11 Academy Awards
‘How can you be the main actor in a popular movie and never seen the movie?’ X user @MrAdetilewa tweeted. ‘This can’t be possible.’
X user @HELDiWanKenHODL posted a meme of a shocked man.
‘Leonardo DiCaprio admitting he’s never seen Titanic might be the most Actors on Actors moment ever,’ X user @TopuzLouis tweeted.
And X user @SLTreeJr wisecracked: ‘There’s no way Leonardo DiCaprio would watch Titanic, it’s now over 25 years old…’
Lawrence then grilled the habitual modelizer about the time over 50 members of the Titanic cast and crew – including director James Cameron and actor Bill Paxton – were poisoned with PCP-laced lobster chowder in 1996.
‘There was a conga line that formed and people were dancing. Well, and a lot people went to the hospital. Well, they thought that it was a neurotoxin from the chowder. Why did somebody dose everyone and why would they waste drugs?’ the Die My Love actress marveled.
DiCaprio replied that he ‘wasn’t there’ and neither was Kate Winslet since they didn’t film any scenes in Canada where Cameron shot the 1996-set scenes.
Lawrence and the Appian Way Productions founder famously headlined Netflix’s Don’t Look Up in 2021, and they’re reuniting for Martin Scorsese’s horror film What Happens at Night about an American couple adopting a European baby.
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‘No, I haven’t seen it,’ DiCaprio told Jennifer Lawrence for CNN/Variety’s Actors on Actors on Wednesday. ‘I don’t really watch my films’
The former child star’s revelation made waves on Variety’s X account where user @BorkorElse commented with eye emojis and marveled: ‘Leo’s never seen Titanic!’
‘How can you be the main actor in a popular movie and never seen the movie?’ X user @MrAdetilewa tweeted. ‘This can’t be possible’
X user @HELDiWanKenHODL posted a meme of a shocked man
‘Leonardo DiCaprio admitting he’s never seen Titanic might be the most Actors on Actors moment ever,’ X user @TopuzLouis tweeted
And X user @SLTreeJr wisecracked: ‘There’s no way Leonardo DiCaprio would watch Titanic, it’s now over 25 years old…’
The 35-year-old Oscar winner then grilled the habitual modelizer about the time over 50 members of the Titanic cast and crew – including director James Cameron (2-R) and actor Bill Paxton (R) – were poisoned with PCP-laced lobster chowder in 1996
DiCaprio replied that he ‘wasn’t there’ and neither was Kate Winslet since they didn’t film any scenes in Canada where Cameron shot the 1996-set scenes
Lawrence and the Appian Way Productions founder famously headlined Netflix’s Don’t Look Up in 2021, and they’re reuniting for Martin Scorsese’s horror film What Happens at Night about an American couple adopting a European baby
Apple Original Films is in talks to finance and produce the big-screen adaptation of Peter Cameron’s 2023 ghost story novel with Studiocanal
‘Are you really excited to work with me again?’ the Kentucky-born blonde asked, and DiCaprio replied: ‘Yes, I am’
For his role as washed-up revolutionary Bob Ferguson in One Battle After Another, the former child star is nominated for a Critics Choice Award (airing January 4 on E!) and a Golden Globe Award (airing January 11 on CBS)
Apple Original Films is in talks to finance and produce the big-screen adaptation of Peter Cameron’s 2023 ghost story novel with Studiocanal – according to Deadline.
‘Are you really excited to work with me again?’ the Kentucky-born blonde asked, and DiCaprio replied: ‘Yes, I am.’
The vaping environmentalist also urged Lawrence to ‘buy a DVD player’ so she can watch all the reference films the 83-year-old filmmaker would inevitably be providing for research.
For his role as washed-up revolutionary Bob Ferguson in One Battle After Another, DiCaprio is nominated for a Critics Choice Award (airing January 4 on E!) and a Golden Globe Award (airing January 11 on CBS).
Paul Thomas Anderson’s $175 million-budget modern adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 postmodern novel Vineland also starred Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor and Chase Infiniti.
Meanwhile, Lawrence is nominated for a Golden Globe Award (airing January 11 on CBS) for her role as postpartum-depressed mother Grace in Die My Love.
