Long before he was an Oscar winner, a best-selling author, and the chillest guy to ever wear a button-down with only one button done, Matthew McConaughey, 55, was this close to starring in Titanic. According to samples of a new memoir by the late producer Jon Landau obtained by the What I'm

Six words reportedly cost Matthew McConaughey the lead role in Titanic: “No. That was pretty good. Thanks.” Producer Jon Landau, who worked on the majority of director James Cameron ’s feature films,

Matthew McConaughey, 55, almost landed the role of Jack Dawson in James Cameron’s 1997 film “Titanic,” but lost out due to his Southern drawl. In a new posthumous memoir, “The Bigger Picture” by Jon Landau, the late producer detailed the casting in depth.