Hearts wouldn’t have gone on.
A former baby star who acted in “Titanic” revealed a heart-rending scene that was included in an early edit of the movie, which was minimize as a result of it was too devastating.
Alex Owens-Sarno, who portrayed the younger third-class passenger Cora within the 1997 epic in regards to the ill-fated ocean liner, spoke in regards to the scene within the February 10 episode of the “After We Wrap” podcast.
Owens-Sarno, now 36, advised host Gabriella Ortiz that engaged on the Oscar-winning film was “great” and shared reminiscences from her time on set.
One of many actress’ most well-known moments from the film’s ultimate model is when she dances with Leonardo DiCaprio throughout a energetic get together on the third-class deck. As DiCaprio’s character, Jack then goes to take a flip with Rose (Kate Winslet), he tells a jealous-looking Cora, “You’re still my best girl, Cora.”
Regardless of already being a longtime star, Owens-Sarno didn’t initially know who DiCaprio was on the time.
“Our first scene that we filmed was this scene that ended up getting cut, and when we went home that day, my mom was like, ‘Do you know who you were on camera with?’ and I was like, ‘Leo, my friend!’” she recalled.
“She literally showed me ‘Gilbert Grape’ that week, and I was like, ‘He’s a real actor?! He was my buddy, and it was super fun.”
Owens-Sarno’s position in “Titanic” was her first performing gig. She landed the half after attending an open casting name for extras. “The dancing was part of my audition,” she mentioned.
Nonetheless, the scene that impacted her probably the most and sparked her need to pursue performing was one which by no means made it to the ultimate movie. It was a short second the place Cora and her household have been seen drowning because the Titanic sank.
“It was heavily rejected by moms,” Owens-Sarno defined.
Nonetheless, director James Cameron was decided to maintain the scene, and Owens-Sarno revealed that she carried out her personal stunt. “It’s a lot,” she mentioned.
“When they were showing [‘Titanic’ to] test audiences, [the audiences] were like, ‘Not her. We will not watch her die,’” she continued.
“They thought seeing her death was ‘way too much.’” Regardless of being minimize from the film, the scene was ultimately posted on-line.
After the movie’s launch, Owens-Sarno shortly turned conscious of the film’s large cultural affect. “I started being approached on the street, like, ‘Oh my gosh, are you Cora?’” she recalled. “People see me and know me and recognize who I am.”
Her grandmother additionally proudly bragged about her position, telling anybody who would hear, “This is my baby girl, and she was in ‘Titanic.’” Owens-Sarno additionally confessed that, throughout her preteen years, she was “probably kind of a brat about” having labored with DiCaprio.
Raised in San Diego, Owens-Sarno talked about that after “Titanic,” she received an agent and attended auditions however struggled to ebook work. Later, she moved again to Los Angeles as an grownup to attempt her hand at performing once more.
She shared that the emotional depth of her minimize drowning scene reminded her of what she loves most about performing. Describing herself as a “thicker girl,” she mentioned she has typically been typecast for “comedy” roles because of her physique kind. However she considers “drama” to be her real love.
“I know where my talent lives and can go forward from there,” she defined.
