Leonardo DiCaprio Praises Kate Winslet in Emotional ‘Titanic’ Reunion

Longtime buddies and iconic “Titanic” co-stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet reunited on Nov. 19 on the Unity Gold theater in Los Angeles (by means of Other people) for a unique screening of Winslet’s “Lee,” which opened in theaters previous this autumn. DiCaprio offered Winslet by means of calling her “one of the crucial nice skills of my technology.” The reward just about introduced Winslet to tears.

“Kate Winslet has devoted herself to the movie and to honoring Lee’s legacy for over the process 9 years,” DiCaprio advised the target market. “I be mindful her talking about this to me in my view. This has been an enormous hobby undertaking for her, and it’s a adventure that speaks to the intensity of Kate’s hobby and her willpower to telling tales that wish to be remembered.”

“Kate, my pricey pal, your paintings on this movie has been not anything wanting transformative,” DiCaprio endured. “I proceed to be awestruck. I proceed to appreciate your power, your integrity, your ability, and your hobby to each and every unmarried undertaking that you simply create. So with out additional ado, one of the crucial nice skills of my technology, the only and simplest Kate Winslet.”

As Winslet took the degree to important applause, she advised the group: “I will’t even take a look at Leo now or else I’ll cry.”

Winslet produced and starred in “Lee,” a biographical drama in regards to the American battle correspondent and photographer Lee Miller. The actor’s dating to DiCaprio dates again to James Cameron’s blockbuster “Titanic,” which earned Winslet an Oscar nomination and catapulted her and DiCaprio into world superstars. The movie held the file for highest-grossing film of all time till Cameron’s “Avatar” surpassed it.

Cameron printed to GQ a couple of years in the past that DiCaprio nearly misplaced out at the film on account of his refusal to do a display take a look at for the function of Jack. Winslet had already been forged as Rose on the time.

“[Leo] got here again a few days later, and I had the digicam set as much as file the video,” Cameron mentioned. “He didn’t know he used to be going to check. He idea it used to be some other assembly to satisfy Kate. So I mentioned, ‘Ok, we’ll simply cross within the subsequent room, and we’ll run some strains and I’ll video it.’ And he mentioned, ‘You imply, I’m studying?’ I mentioned, ‘Yeah.’ He mentioned, ‘Oh, I don’t learn.’ I shook his hand and mentioned, ‘Thank you for coming by means of.’”

Cameron used to be in a position to show away DiCaprio proper then and there, however the actor got here again to him and mentioned, “Wait, wait, wait. If I don’t learn, I don’t get the phase? Identical to that?” Cameron replied, “Oh, yeah. Come on. This can be a massive film this is going to take two years of my lifestyles, and also you’ll be long gone doing 5 different issues whilst I’m doing post-production. So, I’m now not going to fuck it up by means of making the improper determination in casting. So, you’re going to learn, otherwise you’re now not going to get the phase.’”

DiCaprio determined to learn, and the remainder is historical past. He would cross directly to reunite with Winslet years later within the 2008 drama “Modern Street,” for which Winslet gained a Golden Globe award.