Paul Rudd says he may have convinced Leonardo DiCaprio for 'Titanic'

During an interview on 'The Graham Norton Show,' Paul Rudd revealed how he convinced Leonardo DiCaprio to do ‘Titanic’. Rudd said Dicaprio told him about receiving an offer for the role of Jack in 'Titanic', while Rudd was shooting for 'Romeo + Juliet”.

Leonardo wasn’t very sure about signing up for Jack’s role 

According to reports, the actor informed that initially, Leonardo wasn’t very sure about signing up for Jack’s role, as he wasn’t sure if he wanted to make the move from indie films to a big studio movie like Titanic but after hours of conversation, Rudd advised him to do the movie. Rudd stated both of them went out to a bar when he told him about being offered a part in a big movie. However, the actor swears he can't take too much credit for DiCaprio's success. He also noted that he didn’t know if he had any say in the matter.  

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Earlier Dicaprio was best known for small budget films like What's Eating Gilbert Grape? which earned him his first Oscar nomination. The 50-year-old star also has a peculiar connection to the actual British passenger liner, Titanic. The actor's father was an expert, who used to lecture about the doomed luxury vessel in universities. Rudd informed that he told Leonardo that he thought the film was an "incredible" opportunity and the two guys got to talking about the Titanic.  

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Robert De Niro on Leonardo

Actor Robert De Niro was also present for the interview where he discussed how he guided Leonardo to perform better and pick up good scripts. At the interview Robert mentioned that Leonardo wasn’t even reading the lead, it was someone else. At the end of it, he said DiCaprio is an interesting man, they should pay more attention to him. It was evident that Rudd felt nostalgic during the recent press tour for his upcoming series, “Living with Yourself”, in which he will be essaying the lead role.

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