Titanic: Last News

Corey Feldman has claimed he was fired from ‘90s drama What’s Eating Gilbert Grape after star Johnny Depp told a producer he was “a junkie”.The 1993 film starred Depp as a grocery store clerk, trying his best to care for his family which included a housebound mother, and a younger brother with learning difficulties, played by a young Leonardo DiCaprio.The performance earned DiCaprio an Oscar nomination and was his breakthrough role, but Feldman claims he was originally cast as the character before Depp intervened. Feldman was already a star at that point, famous for his appearances in ‘80s hits The Goonies, The Lost Boys, and Stand By Me.Speaking on podcast The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan, he was asked about the incident. “I never saw the film because I’m still bitter,” Feldman told Corgan.

played Caledon Hockley in “Titanic,” admits that he doesn’t rewatch the 1997 blockbuster hit, which won an Oscar for best picture.“No, but I get sent photos. When it’s on, my phone blows up because everyone’s [sending]. I have more photos of flat screen TVs in non-descript rooms.

“Titanic” revealed a heart-rending scene that was included in an early edit of the film, which was cut because it was too devastating.Alex Owens-Sarno, who portrayed the young third-class passenger Cora in the 1997 epic about the ill-fated ocean liner, spoke about the scene in the February 10 episode of the “After We Wrap” podcast.Owens-Sarno, now 36, told host Gabriella Ortiz that working on the Oscar-winning movie was “great” and shared memories from her time on set.One of the actress’ most well-known moments from the movie’s final version is when she dances with Leonardo DiCaprio during a lively party on the third-class deck. As DiCaprio’s character, Jack then goes to take a turn with Rose (Kate Winslet), he tells a jealous-looking Cora, “You’re still my best girl, Cora.”Despite already being an established star, Owens-Sarno didn’t initially know who DiCaprio was at the time.“Our first scene that we filmed was this scene that ended up getting cut, and when we went home that day, my mom was like, ‘Do you know who you were on camera with?’ and I was like, ‘Leo, my friend!’” she recalled.

Golden Globes, and was ripped up her speech while looking at the camera.The Academy Award winner and star of legal TV show Matlock lost out to Shōgun’s Anna Sawai, with a camera on each nominee as the result was called. As Sawai was announced the winner, the camera pulled away to focus on her, but in the corner of the screen Bates was comedically ripping up her speech staring into the camera that was filming her.It appears the gesture was a joke, however, as Bates enthusiastically clapped the winner and nodded approvingly to fellow guests at the decision.

“Titanic” stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet reunited on Tuesday night at the screening of Winslet’s new film “Lee” at Harmony Gold in Los Angeles. DiCaprio, 50, hosted the event and introduced Winslet to the audience with an emotional speech.“Kate, my dear friend.

Kate Winslet has to keep her retirement plans close to the vest, admitting that they might be too “inappropriate” to share with the public.During Wednesday’s episode of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” the actress revealed she hadn’t been working for a full year, having postponed the release of her upcoming film, “Lee,” due to Hollywood strikes. The conversation segued into Winslet’s retirement fantasy, but she couldn’t find the gusto to spill her secret. “I said I would go fishing,” Colbert admitted.“I don’t think I can say what I would do, because it is so inappropriate.

much-debated door scene, according to People. Winslet wagered a guess that co-star DiCaprio has “got PTSD” from being asked incessantly about the scene, in which – spoiler alert – he freezes to death because there’s not enough room for him on a floating door that Winslet’s character, Rose, has taken refuge on after the Titanic’s sinking.

Oscar-winning lyricist for songs such as ‘My Heart Will Go On’, ‘Tears in Heaven’ and ‘Up Where We Belong’, has died at the age of 80.The news was confirmed by his caregiver Martha Sherrod, who told The Hollywood Reporter that he passed away on Friday (September 6) at him home in Tyler, Texas. He had been in declining health for five years.Jennings won three Grammys, two Golden Globes and two Oscars, the latter coming for Celine Dion’s signature song for Titanic in 1997, and ‘Up Where We Belong’, recorded by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes for An Officer and a Gentleman in 1982.Wilbur Hershel Jennings was born on June 27, 1944 in Kilgore, Texas, and after a period teaching at Austin State University, he made his first inroads into the entertainment industry in the mid-1970s.Some of his earlier success came writing alongside composer Richard Kerr, including multiple hits for Barry Manilow, including ‘Looks Like We Made It’ and ‘Somewhere In The Night’.He found his niche writing lyrics for songs for films, earning his first Oscar nomination for ‘People Alone’, from the Richard Dreyfuss drama The Competition in 1980, which he wrote alongside Lalo Schifrin.‘Up Where We Belong’ earned him his first Academy Award, alongside Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie, and from there Jennings became in high demand as a lyricist, writing for artists including Roy Orbison, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houstin, B.B.

multiple reports. Jennings won an Academy Award for Best Original Song along with composer James Horner for the haunting ballad from the 1997 disaster film, which was made legendary by Celine Dion.He also won the coveted award for “Up Where We Belong”from “An Officer and a Gentleman,” and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for “People Alone” from “The Competition.” In 2006 he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Celine Dion’s team have stated that Donald Trump used ‘My Heart Will Go On’ without authorisation at a rally and that she “does not endorse this”.At the political campaign event in Bozeman, Montana on Friday (August 9), a video clip of Dion singing the 1997 song was played on the big screen.At the time, it was unclear whether Trump’s people had followed the proper routes to clear the usage of the track, but in a social media post to Dion’s accounts on Saturday, the answer became clear.“Today, Celine Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., became aware of the unauthorized usage of the video, recording, musical performance, and likeness of Celine Dion singing “My Heart Will Go On” at a Donald Trump / JD Vance campaign rally in Montana,” it read.A post shared by Céline Dion (@celinedion)“In no way is this use authorized, and Celine Dion does not endorse this or any similar use.”“…And really, THAT song?” the statement concluded, possibly referencing the song’s synonymous links with Titanic, the world’s most famous sinking ship.Dion had been invited to perform at Trump’s inauguration in January 2017, but once again, she refused to be associated with the former president.The Canadian singer gave a showstopping performance of Edith Piaf’s ‘L’Hymne a L’Amour’ at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on July 26, her first public performance since she revealed her stiff person syndrome diagnosis in 2022.Dion is far from the first artist to speak out after their music was used at a Trump rally.

James Cameron‘s filmmaking partner has died at the age of 63.Landau died of cancer on Friday, July 5, per a Variety report. Landau was best known for producing films such as Titanic, Avatar, Avatar: The Way Of Water and Alita: Battle Angel.James Cameron said of Landau in a statement to Variety: “His legacy is not just the films he produced, but the personal example he set — indomitable, caring, inclusive, tireless, insightful and utterly unique.

Kate Winslet has recalled her “messy” experience of kissing Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic, admitting it “was not all it’s cracked up to be”.In a new interview with Vanity Fair, while revisiting the iconic “I’m Flying” scene from the 1997 Oscar-winning film, Winslet explained how the vasts amount of makeup on both actors made for an unpleasant, albeit amusing, kissing experience.“My god, he’s quite the romancer, isn’t he? No wonder every young girl in the world wanted to be kissed by Leonardo DiCaprio,” Winslet joked, before adding: “It was not all it’s cracked up to be.”She explained: “We kept doing this kiss, and I’ve got a lot of pale makeup on and I would have to do our makeup checks — on both of us, between takes — and I would end up looking as though I’d been sucking a caramel chocolate bar after each take because his makeup would come off on me.”Winslet added that DiCaprio looked as though “there was a bit missing from his face” thanks to the residue of her paler cosmetics. “Oh God, it was such a mess,” she said.The Oscar-winning actress also recalled banging her knee on the railing multiple times and needing a few takes to get everything right.“This was a nightmare,” she said, rewatching the scene.

during a Vanity Fair interview, which published on June 12. “And I would have to like do our makeup checks, on both of us between takes.”“And I would end up looking as though I had been like sucking a caramel chocolate bar after each take because his makeup would come off on me,” she continued.

James Cameron has dismissed rumours of a rift between him and Kate Winslet after filming Titanic, but admitted the actress was not his first choice for the role of Rose.In a new interview with Variety, the director of the 1997 Best Picture Oscar winner said Winslet’s reputation as “Corset Kate” (referring to her period drama roles) had made him hesitate in casting her.“It seemed like lazy casting,” he said, considering Winslet was known for her performances in films like 1995’s Sense and Sensibility and 1996’s Hamlet — roles perhaps too similar to Titanic’s wealthy socialite Rose DeWitt Bukater.“But then wiser heads prevailed, and I could see what everybody was talking about,” Cameron recalled. Of her performances, he added that Winslet is “very alive.

Lord Of The Rings and Titanic, has died at the age of 79.The news was confirmed by his agent Lou Coulson to the BBC, who said that he had passed away early on Sunday morning (May 5). No cause of death has been given.Hill played Captain Edward Smith in James Cameron’s 1997 Oscar-winning epic, and Théoden, King of Rohan, in the second and third instalment of Peter Jackson’s Tolkien trilogy in 2002 and 2003.He had risen to prominence in Alan Bleasdale’s critically acclaimed 1982 miniseries Boys From The Blackstuff, where he portrayed Yosser Hughes, a man struggling through the unemployment crisis in Liverpool in the ‘80s.Born on December 17, 1944 in Manchester, Hill had a long career in television and film, including roles in I, Claudius, Gandhi, Wolf Hall and Valkyrie.He is also due to appear in the second season of the BBC police drama The Responder, the opening episode of which airs on BBC One tonight, just hours after the announcement of his death.In the show, he plays Tom, the father of Martin Freeman’s character Chris Carson.

Kate Winslet claims that she gets stopped more often for her 2006 rom-com “The Holiday” rather than the 1997 drama that made her famous, “Titanic.”“People come up to me in the streets more about ‘The Holiday’ and the episode of ‘Extras’ that I did than ‘Titanic,’” she said during “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Wednesday.The British actress appeared on an episode of the sitcom “Extras” in 2005, where she played a fictionalized version of herself. Years earlier, she starred as Rose DeWitt Bukater in the James Cameron-directed drama, alongside a young Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson.After becoming a household name, Winslet went on to major success — and joined “The Holiday” in 2006.

James Cameron’s 1997 film “Titanic” made her feel, well, “horrible.” “I felt like I had to look a certain way or be a certain thing, and because media intrusion was so significant at that time, my life was quite unpleasant,” Winslet, 48, told Porter magazine for their cover story. “Journalists would always say, ‘After “Titanic,” ‘ you could have done anything and yet you chose to do these small things,” Winslet continued.

James Cameron has reflected on the making of Titanic in a new interview, where he also revealed that he only cast short extras on the set in order to make the ill-fated ship look bigger.Cameron was talking to the Los Angeles Times for the film’s 4K remastering and home video release as part of the film’s 25th anniversary celebrations before he opened up about the casting and the size of the set.“The scale of everything was beyond anything we could imagine in terms of our prior experience,” he told the publication. “At the time we thought, ‘wow, there’s no way this movie could ever make its money back.

New behind-the-scenes photos of the 1997 blockbuster smash “Titanic” have been released — and they look like they were taken 84 years ago.Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet — just 21 and 20, respectively, at the time — boarded the fictional S.O.S. Titanic as production kicked off in summer 1996.

Titanic? Those of a certain age will recall the hype and hysteria of James Cameron’s 1997 film starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio. Lines formed at movie theaters around the world, many being turned away by sold-out notices.

overcoat worn by Kate Winslet in “Titanic” is up for auction online by NJ-based collectibles auctioneer Goldin through Sept. 13.