Titanic would be shot very differently today, director James Cameron says as he recalls epic shoot for movie, now remastered for 4K video
- Director recalls the logistics of filming what was then the most expensive movie ever, using a full-size replica ship, and explains he’d do it differently today
- He marvels that fans of the movie – for whom he has just finished a 4K video remaster – still argue about whether Jack could have fitted on that door with Rose
Near, far, wherever they are, what are the most extreme lengths a Titanic fan has gone to in their love for James Cameron’s epic 1997 disaster romance?
Some have set out to clock thousands of lifetime viewings of the 11-time Oscar-winner, says the filmmaker.
“I think there’s one fellow that has set a goal to see it 10,000 times,” Cameron says. “It’s a long film, so I don’t know. He might not live long enough to pull that off.”
Then there’s Grammy- and Oscar-winning recording superstar Adele, who made a special request of Cameron and producer Jon Landau for her Titanic-themed 30th birthday celebration in 2018.
“We loaned the Heart of the Ocean to Adele for her birthday,” says Landau of the blue diamond prop necklace Rose (Gloria Stuart) drops into the ocean at the end of the film. Of Adele’s party, he says, “They built a grand staircase, all these things. That’s right up there for me.”