Matthew McConaughey Auditioned for Leonardo DiCaprio's 'Titanic' Role & Really Wanted It

Matthew McConaughey really wanted to play the role of Jack Dawson in Titanic opposite Kate Winslet, but he wasn’t ever offered the role.
“I went and auditioned. I wanted that,” the 49-year-old Oscar winner told THR on their Awards Chatter podcast. “I auditioned with Kate Winslet, had a good audition, walked away from there pretty confident that I had it. I didn’t get it. I never got offered that. And as I’ve said before not even half jokingly if it’s tr