The CEO of OceanGate,
Rush’s revelation came in an interview with North Magazine.
Photo: Americana Fast Company, 2017 (Reproduction/Social Networks) / Brazil Profile
Stockton Rush
He said he had a dream of hiring actors from the movie “Titanic” to accompany billionaires on Titan’s submarine expeditions to the shipwrecks. Rush’s revelation came in 2017 in an interview with the American magazine Fast Company and was picked up again by the British portal SkyNews.
The CEO was one of five victims of the Titan submersible implosion on June 18. After being missing for days, the ship did not survive the pressure of the ocean and collapsed.
In the 2017 interview, Rush said he was “working to get some ‘Titanic’ cast members on the first mission on the ship.” Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet It is Kathy Bates are some of the actors who starred in the film.
Series about the Titan
The British newspaper The Sun also reported on this. james cameron, Director of the Oscarwinning feature film was asked by a streaming platform to produce a drama series about the submarine disaster. The idea would be to share the five passengers’ journey that led them to their deaths.
“The Titan disaster is already considered a great series for one of the biggest streamers in the world and James is the director’s choice,” an anonymous source told the newspaper. However, James Cameron has already denied the rumor on social media that he is in negotiations to direct the series.
I don’t usually respond to offensive rumors in the media, but now I have to. I am NOT involved in talks about an OceanGate film and never will be.
— James Cameron (@JimCameron)
July 15, 2023