{"id":1991837,"date":"2025-09-01T21:43:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T21:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1991837"},"modified":"2025-09-01T21:43:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T21:43:01","slug":"he-was-a-f-ing-beatle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/he-was-a-f-ing-beatle\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;He was a f&#8212;ing Beatle&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/ethan-hawke\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ethan Hawke;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ethan Hawke<\/a> is glad that it was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/leonardo-dicaprio\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Leonardo DiCaprio;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Leonardo DiCaprio<\/a> and not him cast as Jack Dawson, the leading man in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/james-cameron\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:James Cameron;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">James Cameron<\/a>&#8216;s 1997 epic <em>Titanic<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t think I would have handled that success as well as Leo,&#8221; Hawke told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gq-magazine.co.uk\/article\/ethan-hawke-interview-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:British GQ;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>British GQ<\/em><\/a> in an interview published Monday. &#8220;He was a f&#8212;ing <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/entity\/the-beatles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Beatle;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Beatle<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>James Devaney\/WireImage<\/p>\n<p> Leonardo DiCaprio, Josh Charles, and Ethan Hawke sit together at a New York Knicks game in 2004<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hawke, who by that time had already starred in <em>Dead Poets Society<\/em>, <em>Reality Bites<\/em>, and <em>Before Sunrise<\/em>, doesn&#8217;t think he was equipped to handle all the things that came along with the part in the romantic drama, costarring <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/kate-winslet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kate Winslet;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kate Winslet<\/a>, which was based on the real-life sinking of the same-named passenger ship in 1912.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Titanic<\/em> went on to earn more than <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/title\/tt0120338\/?ref_=bo_se_r_1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:$2.2 billion;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">$2.2 billion<\/a> worldwide, per Box Office Mojo, and it catapulted DiCaprio into starring roles in high-profile movies, including <em>Catch Me If You Can<\/em>, <em>The Aviator<\/em>, and <em>Blood Diamond<\/em>, the latter two for which he was nominated for an Oscar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Instead, Hawke spent that era in movies such as <em>Gattaca<\/em>, in which he costarred with Uma Thurman, <em>Great Expectations<\/em>, and <em>Hamlet<\/em>. But he only found himself in the throes of the kind of fame that prevents you from living a normal life when he and Thurman began a relationship while making the sci-fi thriller.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s humiliating,&#8221; Hawke said of being in the tabloids. &#8220;It&#8217;s almost humiliating even when they&#8217;re saying positive things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hawke and Thurman <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-maya-hawke-parents-ethan-hawke-uma-thurman-7561224\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:married in 1998;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">married in 1998<\/a> and welcomed daughter Maya in July of that year and a son, Levon, in 2002. They divorced in 2005.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Want more movie news? Sign up for <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.people.inc\/ewk-movie-opt-in\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.people.inc\/ewk-movie-opt-in\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:'s free newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8216;s free newsletter<\/a> to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But Hawke&#8217;s career has not suffered. He&#8217;s shown up regularly in hits, and his peers in the entertainment industry have recognized him for his work with, for instance, four Oscar nominations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also put a positive spin on not having won an Academy Award, which he picked up from being nominated for best supporting actor the 2001 crime drama <em>Training Day<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He recalled that his costar, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/denzel-washington\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Denzel Washingto;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Denzel Washingto<\/a>n, had whispered to him after he lost that night that it was better he had lost: &#8220;You don&#8217;t want an award to improve your status,&#8221; Hawke said on Max&#8217;s <em>Who&#8217;s Talking to Chris Wallace<\/em>. &#8220;You want to improve the award&#8217;s status.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ethan-hawke-glad-he-lost-titanic-role-to-leonardo-dicaprio-11801407\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethan Hawke is glad that it was Leonardo DiCaprio and not him cast as Jack Dawson, the leading man in James Cameron&#8216;s 1997 epic Titanic. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think I would have handled that success as well as Leo,&#8221; Hawke told British GQ in an interview published Monday. &#8220;He was a f&#8212;ing Beatle.&#8221; James Devaney\/WireImage Leonardo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1991838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[313549,312614,326146,311556,360061,24024,23666,345485,359961],"class_list":["post-1991837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-20th-century-fox","tag-ethan-hawke","tag-jack-dawson","tag-james-cameron","tag-josh-charles","tag-kate-winslet","tag-leonardo-dicaprio","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-uma-thurman"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/He-was-a-f-ing-Beatle.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1991837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1991837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1991837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1991838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1991837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1991837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1991837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}