10 Unbelievable Movie Facts That Are Somehow True

10. The Real Reason James Cameron Wanted To Make Titanic

Along with being the masterful director behind the likes of the Avatar movies, Aliens, and the first two Terminator flicks, James Cameron also unforgettably brought the tragic classic that is Titanic to screens in 1997.

But what actually drew the world class filmmaker to this story about the sinking of an iconic ocean liner? Was it the thought of getting to tell a beautiful love story in the middle of such a shocking disaster? Or perhaps Cameron was simply searching for awards recognition with this big-budget drama?

Well, it turns out, according to an interview the director did with Playboy back in 2009, Cameron was actually more interested in exploring the real-life Titanic wreck than anything else. He even surprisingly admitted during that conversation, "I made Titanic because I wanted to dive to the shipwreck, not because I particularly wanted to make the movie."

And in the end, Cameron was very much able to "make a Hollywood movie to pay for an expedition", shooting at the wreck on 12 occasions, and managed to create a picture that ended up winning a stonking 11 Academy Awards in the process.

Not bad for a project unbelievably largely made just because Cameron fancied exploring the wreck.