Investigation Being Launched Into the Death of Jack Dawson
LOS ANGELES - DECEMBER 19: The movie "Titanic", written and directed by James Cameron. Seen here from left, Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack and Kate Winslet as Rose. Initial USA theatrical wide release December 19, 1997. Screen capture. Paramount Pictures. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
Titanic director James Cameron tells the NY Post that he is launching an investigation into why Leonardo DiCaprio‘s character, Jack died in the film. Whether you think so or not, we’ve all heard the argument that Jack could have survived by climbing onto Rose’s door in the freezing waters surrounding the ship after the sinking of the “unsinkable” ship.
James Cameron says, “A new investigation we’ve just done will settle this fan-based question about Jack and Rose and a piece of floating debris, which everyone calls a door.” He went on to say, “It’s, technically, not a door, it’s a piece of wood paneling from the first-class cabin.”
Mind. Blown! Wait, what? Huh?? Could this be true? Did he really say that?
Yes, he did! The door that Rose was floating on and Jack didn’t climb on to stay alive was NOT a door at all. It’s a piece of a wall. That alone is cause for an investigation and, at the very least, an extensive discussion. This is like finding out Rose didn’t actually throw the Hope Diamond into the ocean, E.T. really isn’t an alien or Pete “Maverick” Mitchell was actually a bus driver.
Back to the actual investigation.
The 25-year debate hasn’t lost momentum through the years and now James says, “a forensic investigation” in the upcoming National Geographic documentary, “Titanic: 25 Years Later,” will do a deep dive and investigate the controversial debate. “The show will scientifically recreate exactly what Jack and Rose endured when the Titanic sank in the cold, Atlantic waters.” They also found stunt doubles who look like Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
So add “door-troversy” to the long list of “Titanic” topics we’ll be discussing for the rest of our lives.
The documentary is scheduled to be released on February 5th, and the movie will be re-released in theatres on February 10th.
Jennifer Coolidge's 10 Best Movie and TV Roles Ranked
Jennifer Coolidge is one of Hollywood’s truly funny ladies, with a career spanning 30 years. Coolidge played supporting roles in several comedy movies and guest roles on television, making her first appearance on television in the Seinfeld episode “The Masseuse.” As a voice actress, she played Luanne’s beauty school teacher, Miss Kremzer, for a few episodes on King of the Hill. A few years later, she appeared on Nickelodeon’s As Told By Ginger as a con artist in the series finale episode and most recently, voiced an alien on Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty. At age 61, even if Coolidge isn’t on screen, we can pinpoint her voice by her airy and funny delivery.
In 1999, Coolidge got her big break playing Jeanine Stifler, or “Stifler’s mom” in American Pie, reprising the character in the subsequent sequels. A few years later, Coolidge played yet another iconic character, Paulette Bonafonté, Elle Woods’ manicurist in the Legally Blonde movies. Over the next two decades, Coolidge played other supporting characters in film and television including 2000’s Best In Show, 2004’s A Cinderella Story, 2006’s Date Movie, the 2 Broke Girls series and Netflix’s The Watcher.
Coolidge really made waves when she starred in the first two seasons of HBO’s The White Lotus as Tanya McQuoid. Her insanely rich, totally oblivious and troubled character earned her critical acclaim and recently won her a Golden Globe for the role. Though her character was ultimately killed off in the second season, we can’t wait to see what the future has to hold for Coolidge. Her latest work is in the Amazon Prime rom-com Shotgun Wedding alongside Jennifer Lopez, Josh Duhamel and Lenny Kravitz. Darcy (Lopez) and Tom (Duhamel) gather their families for a destination wedding, but the ceremony gets put on hold when the entire wedding party gets taken hostage. In the film, Coolidge plays Tom’s mother. Shotgun Wedding is available to stream on Prime on January 27.
Take a look at Jennifer Coolidge’s best movie and tv roles below:
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