'Titanic' nearly flopped until a surprising gamble saved the movie from sinking | NYGazet

Oscar-winning producer Jon Landau writes that a trailer and some praise from Kurt Russell saved 'Titanic' from sinking before it even hit theaters.

Believe it or not, Titanic's success was an uphill battle. Before James Cameron's Oscar-winning disaster film shattered box office records, became a worldwide phenomenon, and turned Leonardo DiCaprio into a household name, Titanic was the talk of Hol... [4471 chars]