


![James Cameron on how he pitched the film: 'I flipped [to] a big image of the Titanic sinking, the lifeboats rolling away, the rockets going off ... I said to to the head of 20th Century Fox: Romeo and Juliet. On that.'](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DG6PLWO7ZFEBDCSYDJVC2W2T5E.jpg?smart=true&auth=829856dab9ee70e213f320ae7a1b146a867a0d5d4ceb665021666d6f7762c459&width=400&height=225)









![James Cameron on how he pitched the film: 'I flipped [to] a big image of the Titanic sinking, the lifeboats rolling away, the rockets going off ... I said to to the head of 20th Century Fox: Romeo and Juliet. On that.'](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DG6PLWO7ZFEBDCSYDJVC2W2T5E.jpg?smart=true&auth=829856dab9ee70e213f320ae7a1b146a867a0d5d4ceb665021666d6f7762c459&width=400&height=225)







Titanic at 25: James Cameron finally settles the score on whether Jack would have survived
As the blockbuster returns to cinema screens in 4K and 3D, its director reflects on a classic tale of love and sacrifice
Chris Newbould
February 10, 2023
February 10, 2023