Long before he was an Oscar winner, a best-selling author, and the chillest guy to ever wear a button-down with only one button done, Matthew McConaughey, 55, was this close to starring in Titanic. According to samples of a new memoir by the late producer Jon Landau obtained by the What I'm

Six words reportedly cost Matthew McConaughey the lead role in Titanic: “No. That was pretty good. Thanks.” Producer Jon Landau, who worked on the majority of director James Cameron ’s feature films,

Matthew McConaughey allegedly lost out on the role of Jack Dawson in Titanic because he wouldn't let go of his Southern accent, according to a memoir written by the film's producer and set to be published posthumously.