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Titanic 15 Years Later: Then & Now - After 15 years and a billion dollars at the box office, James Cameron and Paramount Pictures are re-releasing the 21st century's first blockbuster movie, Titanic in 3D - in cinemas now.
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Titanic 15 Years Later: Then & Now - Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio and director James Cameron on the elaborate set of Titanic in 1997. We take a look at the cast and their rise to superstardom - and acclaim - in the years that followed.
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Titanic 15 Years Later: Then & Now - During filming, Kate Winslet was a 21-year-old starlet with one Oscar nomination (Best Supporting Actress for Sense and Sensibility) already under her belt.
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Titanic 15 Years Later: Then & Now - 15 years later and four more Oscar nominations later, Kate won in 2009 (for The Reader) and has racked up a wealth of acclaimed film and TV roles since. She also won an Emmy and Golden Globe for her lead role in the HBO series Mildred Pierce.
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Titanic 15 Years Later: Then & Now - All eyes were on Leonardo DiCaprio in 1997 as a star of the future after his breakout role in Romeo + Juliet. The tragic romance of Titanic had a future in store for him that no-one expected at the time.
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Titanic 15 Years Later: Then & Now - Now 37, Leonardo DiCaprio remains one of Hollywood's brightest and most sought-after stars. Collaborations with Martin Scorsese and roles such as Inception, J. Edgar and the upcoming Great Gatsby has kept him in the limelight.
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Titanic 15 Years Later: Then & Now - Hard to believe it now but at the time James Cameron was subjected to a flood of negative publicity as Titanic's post-production process continued to draw out. The expensive movie was expected to flop - spectacularly.
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Titanic 15 Years Later: Then & Now - Cameron directed his wife Suzy Amis, who played Lizzy Calvert in Titanic, went on to steer the ship that won a record-equalling 11 Oscars in 1998 and set the box office on fire. He was the king of the world!
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Titanic 15 Years Later: Then & Now - Billy Zane, who played Cal Hockley, the film's other big villain (that wasn't the iceberg) was probably one of the more recognisable faces in the cast at the time, having had roles in Twin Peaks, The Phantom and Poetic Justice.
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Titanic 15 Years Later: Then & Now - While Billy's star may not have enjoyed the same ascendency as his co-stars, he's remained a prodigious actor, forking out a name for himself as the go-to guy to play charming schemers in B-grade fare.
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Titanic 15 Years Later: Then & Now - Frances Fisher, right, played Rose's society mother Ruth Dewitt Bukater and practically forced her daughter into marrying the slimy Cal Hockley.
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Titanic 15 Years Later: Then & Now - A Hollywood constant, Frances Fisher has continued to work in mostly TV series such as CSI, Two and a Half Men and briefly, soap opera Days of Our Lives.
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Titanic 15 Years Later: Then & Now - Memorably described by Rose's mother as "new money" in Titanic, Kathy Bates' Molly Brown was one of the good guys, seeing past Jack's working class background as a true artistic talent.
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Titanic 15 Years Later: Then & Now - Kathy Bates was then, and remains, one of the most acclaimed actors in Hollywood, diversifying with TV roles (The Office, Harry's Law) and hit films such as The Blind Side and Midnight in Paris.
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Titanic 15 Years Later: Then & Now - Bill Paxton (as oceanographer Brock Lovett), Gloria Stuart (as the older Rose Dewitt Bukater) and Suzy Amis in a scene from Titanic set in the present. Stuart passed away in 2010 aged 100.
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Titanic 15 Years Later: Then & Now - Bill Paxton floundered somewhat after Titanic, but his acclaimed performance in the polygamous HBO series Big Love (for which he received 3 Golden Globe nominations) has led to more roles.
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Titanic 15 Years Later: Then & Now - At the peak of the Titanic craze, Leo tried everything to escape his role as Jack Dawson, for fear of being typecast. "I think he kind of distanced himself from the movie...Now he's fine because he's proven himself," says Cameron.
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Titanic 15 Years Later: Then & Now - Famously, or rather infamously, James Cameron initially wanted Gwyneth Paltrow to play the role of Rose DeWitt Bukater. Claire Danes and Nicole Kidman were also considered.
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Titanic 15 Years Later: Then & Now - During the filming of the sinking of the ship, Kate Winslet was the only cast member who went without a wetsuit underneath her costume. As a result, she contracted pneumonia.
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Titanic 15 Years Later: Then & Now - When the film ran over budget (a reported $200m budget, unheard of 15 years ago), Cameron forfeited his $8 million director's fee.
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Titanic 15 Years Later: Then & Now - Kate Winslet has recently confessed that listening to the then-ubiquitous theme song "My Heart will Go On" by Celine Dion now makes her feel like throwing up!
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