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Reilly Urged DiCaprio to Choose Boogie Nights, He Picked Titanic

6/7/2026

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John C. Reilly urged Leonardo DiCaprio to reject Titanic for Boogie Nights, but DiCaprio chose Titanic, which grossed $1.84 billion.
John C. Reilly, who met Leonardo DiCaprio during What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), warned him that Titanic was a “sinking ship” irrelevant to actors.
John C. Reilly praised director Paul Thomas Anderson, whom he met after Hard Eight (1996), as a top director and urged Leonardo DiCaprio to join Boogie Nights.

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John C. Reilly urged Leonardo DiCaprio to reject Titanic for Boogie Nights, but DiCaprio chose Titanic, which grossed $1.84 billion.
John C. Reilly, who met Leonardo DiCaprio during What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), warned him that Titanic was a “sinking ship” irrelevant to actors.
John C. Reilly praised director Paul Thomas Anderson, whom he met after Hard Eight (1996), as a top director and urged Leonardo DiCaprio to join Boogie Nights.