Matthew McConaughey could have starred as Jack Dawson in "Titanic," but a new excerpt from a late producer's memoir claims he refused to drop his accent during his audition.

A new book has revealed the real reason Matthew Mcconaughey lost the lead role in "Titanic" to Leonardo DiCaprio.

Matthew McConaughey once lost out on the lead role as Jack in James Cameron's Titanic, and the reason why has finally been explained in a new memoir.