" Tom Cruise expressed an interest in the character, though his superstar asking price was never taken seriously." Cameron considered Jared Leto for the role but he refused to audition.
When casting the role, various established actors, including Matthew McConaughey, Chris O'Donnell, Billy Crudup and Stephen Dorff, were considered, but Cameron felt that a few of the actors were too old for the part of a 20-year-old. This enables him to mix with the first-class passengers for a night. He is attracted to Rose at first sight and meets her when she attempts to throw herself off the stern of the ship. He wins two tickets onto the RMS Titanic in a poker game and travels as a third-class passenger with his friend Fabrizio. Jack is portrayed as a homeless, poor man from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin who has toured numerous places in the world, primarily Paris. Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson: Cameron said he needed the cast to feel as though they were really on the Titanic, relive its liveliness, and "to take that energy and give it to Jack, an artist who is able to have his heart soar".A young Rose reunites with him at the ship's Grand Staircase, applauded by those who perished. While she is seemingly asleep in her bed, photos on her dresser depict a life of freedom and adventure, partly inspired by Jack. Alone on the stern of the Keldysh, Rose takes out the Heart of the Ocean-in her possession all along-and drops it into the sea over the wreck site. Lovett abandons his search after hearing Rose's story.