It's hard to believe, but this year the movie "Titanic" turns 20 years old! Time flies imperceptibly, and we have to accept that Leonardo DiCaprio is not that reckless fellow, and Kate Winslet is not that young girl ...
Twenty years ago the film "Titanic" became a world sensation. He received 11 statuettes "Oscar" and 287 days did not leave the TOP rental. Even now, watching a movie causes a flurry of emotions, and the names of the performers of the main roles are inscribed in gold letters in the history of world cinema. How did the actors change in 20 years?
Leonardo DiCaprio (Jack Dawson), 43 years old
"Titanic" brought the 23-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio worldwide fame. The young actor instantly became an idol of millions, and his fans were very angry when the American Film Academy did not give Leo the opportunity to participate in the fight for the Oscar. The actor, who became the main star of the Titanic, was not even nominated for this award, although the film itself was nominated in 14 categories! Ambitious Leo was very hurt by ignoring his services and did not even attend the Oscar Ceremony. However, this failure did not prevent him from becoming one of the most brilliant actors of our time.
The coveted statuette went to DiCaprio only in 2016 for his role in the movie "Survivor". By this time, he already managed to star in such famous films as "Aviator", "Bloody Diamond", "The Wolf from Wall Street" and many others. It's easy to assume that the actor has always been surrounded by fans. But none of them managed to tie a windy handsome man to him for a long time. At different times Leo had novels with Helena Christensen, Gisele Bündchen, Bar Raphaely, Erin Hitherton and Blake Lively, but with all these beauties, the most enviable bachelor of the planet chose to part.
Kate Winslet (Rose Dewitt Bewakeeter), 42 years old
Initially, the director of the film wanted the role of Rose, Jack's sweetheart, played by Claire Danes, who already played with DiCaprio in the melodrama "Romeo + Juliet". However, the actress refused: on set, Leonardo so tired her with her ridiculous rallies and jokes, that she decided to no longer have any business with him. Then Rose was invited to the role of Kate Winslet, who, unlike Danes, worked very well with DiCaprio and became close to him. In this case, Winslet denies that there was a romantic relationship between them:
"For me, he's just an old stupid Leo"
After filming in the "Titanic" Winslet became a star and from now on she chose which films she starred in. The most successful was her work in the film "The Reader" (2008), which brought her the "Oscar". Many critics call Kate the greatest dramatic actress of our time, believing that she is subject to any role.
The actress was married three times and brought up three children.
Billy Zane (Cal Hockley), 51 years old
In the movie "Titanic" Billy Zane got not too cute role of arrogant millionaire Cal Hockley. However, the negative character in the performance of Zane turned out to be very charming, and the actor was nominated for the MTV award in the category "Best Actor of the Year", and also entered the list of 50 most beautiful men of the year. Now, unfortunately, little has remained of the former beauty, Zayn has grown very fat, bald and tries not to appear in public.
Francis Fisher (Ruth Dewitt Bewakeeter), 65 years old
Actress Francis Fisher played the mother of Rose. Fisher is more known for roles in the theater and TV series, and on the big screen appeared infrequently. The actress has a 24-year-old daughter Francesca, whose father is Clint Eastwood.
Kathy Bates (Molly Brown), 69 years old
Molly Brown is a secular lioness and a fighter for women's rights, one of the most famous passengers of the Titanic. During the crash, the woman showed a rare courage, endurance and concern for other passengers. When the ship panicked, she remained calm, refused to board a lifeboat and survived only because someone had pushed her there by force.
In the film, the role of Molly was played by Kathy Bates, famous for her brilliant works in the paintings "Misery", "Fried Green Tomatoes" and "Dolores Claybourne".
After filming in the Titanic, Cathy was found to have ovarian cancer, from which she managed to fully recover in 2003. After 9 years, doctors diagnosed the actress with breast cancer, and she had to undergo a double mastectomy. Now Bates continues to act in films and leads an active social life.
Gloria Stewart (Rose in old age), died in 2010
Gloria Stewart starred in more than 70 films, but it was the role of Rose in the Titanic that brought her worldwide fame. During filming, Gloria was already 87 years old, but she still had to make an aging makeup, because her character was 101 years old! By the way, Gloria herself lived to be a hundred years old.
Bernard Hill (Edward Smith), 72 years old
The role of Edward Smith, the captain of the Titanic, who died in a shipwreck, was played by Bernard Hill. This role has become one of the most successful in the filmography of the actor. Later, he also played Theoden in the trilogy "The Lord of the Rings".