He is still big. It’s the extras that got smaller, director James Cameron revealed this week in an interview about his 1997 film: Titanic.
Speaking to the Los Angeles Times this week, the filmmaker said the film’s budget increased due to the need to build large and complicated sets, in addition to a full-size, 800-foot-long replica of the ocean liner. The 1997 film’s production costs soared to its biggest budget yet in an effort to quell panic within the studio.
This led to Cameron dropping the charges. One option was to reduce the cast. Literally.
“We only throw short extras, which made our set look bigger. We didn’t throw anyone taller than 1.80m. It’s like we got an extra million dollars in value from the cast.
The film ended up winning eleven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Source: Deadline
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