Some actors are forever linked to a certain role in the audience's mind. In some cases, however, someone else was supposed to take that role. This is also true for Titanic.
One can hardly imagine anyone other than Kate Winslet paired with Leonardo DiCaprio as the on-screen couple in Titanic. However, Winslet was not the first choice. Originally, the role was offered to Gwyneth Paltrow, who starred in popular films in the 90s like Se7en or Hook.
However, she declined the role of Rose and instead starred in the now significantly lesser-known film Great Expectations. This meant she passed on one of the highest-grossing films of all time, which according to Box Office Mojo grossed around $2.2 billion worldwide. At the Oscars, the film won eleven awards.
In a conversation with Howard Stern years later, Paltrow said that she questions her past decisions repeatedly but ultimately it wouldn’t help to mourn missed roles (via people.com). And honestly: Kate Winslet was perfect as DiCaprio’s counterpart.
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