‘We Related On So Many Ranges’: Kate Winslet Recollects ‘Titanic’ Shoots With DiCaprio

Kate Winslet nonetheless vividly remembers filming “Titanic” with Leonardo DiCaprio.

The English actor mirrored on first assembly the “mess of long, skinny, uncoordinated limbs” for an upcoming 4K launch of their 1997 film, in line with a Friday story by Leisure Tonight.

In a bonus featurette, Winslet reportedly mentioned that DiCaprio, her on-screen love curiosity, “was just very free with himself, and he had this effervescent energy that was really magnetic.”

“I remember thinking, ‘Oh, this is gonna be fun. We’re definitely gonna get along,’” she added. “And we just really did. We just really did.”

The movie was a phenomenon at a time when monoculture was nonetheless alive and effectively, launching Winslet and DiCaprio into superstardom. “Titanic” was anticipated by many Hollywood insiders to fail, however grossed $1.8 billion worldwide throughout its authentic theatrical run.

Within the new featurette, Winslet recalled bonding with DiCaprio throughout manufacturing.

“We connected on so many levels,” she mentioned.

“He was then very, very smart, very, very curious,” she added, citing his curiosity within the 1912 ship catastrophe that impressed the film. “He was really fascinated with the period, the details to do with the boat, the lower classes, where those people had come from, how those people had paid for their tickets.”

Although the movie’s lead actors are actually iconic for his or her roles, director James Cameron beforehand mentioned that DiCaprio almost misplaced his half forward of manufacturing. And DiCaprio has mentioned he disliked his heartthrob persona following its preliminary launch.

In the meantime, Winslet mentioned within the featurette that she is “enormously proud” of the film, sustaining that Cameron is a “complete genius,” in line with ET.

“He knows exactly what he’s doing,” she mentioned. “His storytelling, his scriptwriting — he’s extraordinary at creating not just strong roles for women, but women who are at the center, who are leaders … with integrity.”

The 4K launch additionally consists of interviews with others concerned with the movie, although apparently not DiCaprio. For Winslet, nonetheless, the truth that he launched into their star-making journey could also be sufficient — as no person else might’ve accomplished the job.

“I certainly can’t imagine it being anyone other than Leo,” she mentioned.

Learn the total story at ET.