Matthew McConaughey wasn't quite "king of the world' material in the mid-'90s. In the forthcoming memoir The Bigger Picture, the late Titanic producer Jon Landau recalls the Interstellar actor's failed audition for the role of Jack in the epic, Oscar-winning disaster movie.

The details of McConaughey's audition gone wrong are mentioned in "Titanic" producer Jon Landau's posthumous memoir, "The Bigger Picture."

Matthew McConaughey allegedly lost out on the role of Jack Dawson in Titanic because he wouldn't let go of his Southern accent, according to a memoir written by the film's producer and set to be published posthumously.