James Cameron wants to put debate around Jack's death in 'Titanic' to rest 'once and for all' - CNN

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Ever since “Titanic” came retired 25 years ago, a statement has arisen astir a pivotal country toward the extremity that has go astir arsenic iconic arsenic the movie itself.

Now, manager James Cameron is hoping to enactment a definitive extremity to the speculation that Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) could person survived aft the sinking of the infamous oceanliner, if lone his beloved Rose (Kate Winslet) had scooched implicit conscionable a spot connected the floating doorway that kept her retired of the freezing waters that yet claimed truthful galore lives. (It’s a conundrum that has drawn commentary from Hollywood luminaries specified arsenic Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, arsenic good arsenic Winslet herself successful the past).

Cameron said helium conducted a “forensic” survey to amusement that the doorway could not perchance person supported them both.

“We person done a technological survey to enactment this full happening to remainder and thrust a involvement done its bosom erstwhile and for all,” Cameron told The Toronto Sun connected Friday.

“We person since done a thorough forensic investigation with a hypothermia adept who reproduced the raft from the movie,” helium continued, adding that they utilized “two stunt radical who were the aforesaid assemblage wide of Kate and Leo and we enactment sensors each implicit them and wrong them and we enactment them successful crystal h2o and we tested to spot whether they could person survived done a assortment of methods and the reply was, determination was nary mode they some could person survived.”

“Only 1 could survive,” Cameron said.

The survey volition beryllium the taxable of a peculiar for National Geographic, timed to the 25th day re-release of “Titanic” successful 4K, according to Cameron. Though, the web has yet to uncover specifics.

CNN has reached retired to National Geographic for comment.

Cameron, who antecedently commented connected an episode of “Mythbusters” that explored whether Jack had to die, yet copped it each to an creator decision.

“No, helium needed to die,” Cameron said successful the caller interview. “It’s similar Romeo and Juliet. It’s a movie astir emotion and sacrifice and mortality. The emotion is measured by the sacrifice.”

The “Avatar: Way of Water” filmmaker added that his anticipation with the caller peculiar connected “Titanic” and Jack’s decease country is that “maybe… maybe… aft 25 years, I won’t person to woody with this anymore.”