“Titanic” was set to be massive flop until it was saved from sinking by a surprising gamble

"Everyone was tense," recalled Oscar-winning producer Jon Landau. "We’d spent five years and $200 million. At times, it ...
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Jon Landau Reveals ‘Titanic’ Nearly “Sank” Even Before It Hit Theaters

Jon Landau, the producer behind Titanic, has revealed just how close the record-breaking movie came to falling apart during production. In his new book The Bigger Picture, published by Hyperion Avenue ...

Titanic Producer on How $2.2 Billion Movie Was Nearly a Box-Office Disaster

James Cameron’s blockbuster movie Titanic quickly became one of the highest-grossing movies of all time at the worldwide box ...
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TITANIC Comes to the Temple Theaters

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Titanic is a name that conjures images of disaster, but its journey began with ...

‘Titanic’: How a Four-Minute-and-Two-Second Trailer Helped James Cameron’s Epic Stop the Bad Buzz and Become a Massive Blockbuster

Inside the battle over the trailer for James Cameron's "Titanic" trailer, which beat the bad buzz with an extra long preview.

‘Titanic’ Producer Jon Landau Reveals How Close the Film Came to Disaster (Exclusive Excerpt)

In ‘The Bigger Picture’ (out Nov. 4), the late producer details his working relationship with James Cameron, Rupert Murdoch’s ...