Titanic stars reunited to make BBC/DreamWorks movie

Published on Sunday 25 March 2007 00:41

TITANIC stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio are reuniting for the first time since their Oscar-winning film.

They have been cast as a young couple in Revolutionary Road, set in the 1950s. The movie will be directed by Winslet's husband, American Beauty film-maker Sam Mendes.

The production, from BBC Films and DreamWorks, is based on the novel by Richard Yates. Work on the movie, about "thwarted passion and the search for fulfilment", begins this summer.

Winslet, 31, became a Hollywood star with Titanic, notching up her second of five Oscar nominations for her role as love-struck Rose opposite DiCaprio's Jack.

That film holds the record for the highest-grossing of all time, generating more than US$1.8bn worldwide.

In 1998 it was nominated for 14 Academy Awards and won 11 Oscars.

David Thompson, head of BBC Films, said of the new venture: "Having bought the rights to the book and developed it, we could not be more delighted at the way this film has come together.

"This is an extraordinary story with wide international appeal and resonance.

"To be working with such outstanding talent from both sides of the Atlantic is particularly exciting, and is very much in line with our strategy of attracting world class talent to BBC Films projects."

Recent BBC Films productions have included Miss Potter, Notes On A Scandal and Becoming Jane.

Sherna Noah