Matthew McConaughey has already confirmed that he was close to being cast for the role in “Titanic” that ultimately to Leonardo DiCaprio, but there’s been some confusion as to whether McConaughey passed on the part or was passed over.
The “Dallas Buyers Club” Oscar winner cleared up the murkiness during an interview with Rob Lowe’s “Literally with Rob Lowe” podcast. “So I went and read with Kate Winslet and it was not one of the auditions — they filmed it so it was like into screen test time,” McConaughey told Lowe. “After we left, you know, it was one of those ones where they, like, followed me and on when we got outside they were like, ‘That went great.’ I mean, kind of like hugs,” he continued.
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