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John C. Reilly Tried to Convince Leonardo DiCaprio to Pass on ‘Titanic’: ‘No One’s Going to Give a S— About Who’s on the Boat’
John C. Reilly recently told Ted Danson on the “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” podcast that he tried to convince Leonardo DiCaprio to turn down “Titanic” and instead star in “Boogie Nights,” written and directed by his good friend Paul Thomas Anderson. Reilly said he and Anderson were “thick as thieves” after collaborating on Anderson’s […]
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According to Variety’s source item, John C. Reilly Tried to Convince Leonardo DiCaprio to Pass on ‘Titanic’: ‘No One’s Going to Give a S— About Who’s on the Boat’, John C. Reilly recently told Ted Danson on the “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” podcast that he tried to convince Leonardo DiCaprio to turn down “Titanic” and instead star in “Boogie Nights,” written and directed by his good friend Paul Thomas Anderson. Reilly said he and Anderson were “thick as thieves” after collaborating on Anderson’s […]
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Primary source: John C. Reilly Tried to Convince Leonardo DiCaprio to Pass on ‘Titanic’: ‘No One’s Going to Give a S— About Who’s on the Boat’ via Variety. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- John C. Reilly Tried to Convince Leonardo DiCaprio to Pass on ‘Titanic’: ‘No One’s Going to Give a S— About Who’s on the Boat’Variety - 2026-06-06T19:35:58+00:00
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