Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet Have aTitanicReunion as He Praises Her 'Strength' and 'Integrity'

Mar. 15, 2025

Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio on Nov. 19, 2024.Photo:Eric Charbonneau/Roadside Attractions via Getty

Eric Charbonneau/Roadside Attractions via Getty

Leonardo DiCaprioandKate Winsletstill remain close pals, even nearly 30 years afterTitanic!On Tuesday, Nov. 19, DiCaprio, whocelebrated his 50th birthdayon Nov. 11, posed with Winslet, 49, at a special screening of her latest movieLeeat the Harmony Gold theater in Los Angeles. The former costars embraced as they snapped a photo together in front of a poster for Winslet’s new movie, with their arms wrapped around each other and Winslet’s head resting against the side of DiCaprio’s face.Avideo shared on Xfrom the Nov. 19 screening showed DiCaprio heap praise on Winslet while introducing the movie. The two also shared a friendly kiss on the lips as she appeared onstage.“Kate, my dear friend, your work in this film has been nothing short of transformative,” DiCaprio said in the video; he also introduced her to the crowd as “one of the great talents of my generation.““I continue to be awestruck, I continue to admire your strength, your integrity, your talent and your passion for every single project you create,” he added in the video.Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio on Nov. 19, 2024.Eric Charbonneau/Roadside Attractions via GettyDiCaprio and Winslet famously costarred in filmmakerJames Cameron’s 1997 epicTitanic, which tracked a star-crossed romance between their two characters.Even thoughTitanicreleased more than 25 years ago, the movie still looms large in pop culture history. Itreceived a whopping 14 Academy Award nominations, went home with 11 totalOscars, including the award for Best Picture, and both actors still frequently address questions about the movie in interviews today.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.As recently as Oct. 21, Winslet fielded a question aboutTitanic’s oft-debated"floating door” scenewhile she promotedLeeon the Australian talk showThe Project. “I thought, ‘He’s busting out the Titanic question and next he’s gonna ask me about the door.’ I absolutely knew it,” Winslet said, after an interviewer asked whether she thought DiCaprio’s character Jack could have found room on thepiece of floating woodher character Rose survives theTitanic’s sinking on.Winslet and DiCaprio would later go on to reunite onscreen in 2008’sRevolutionary Road.Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in 1997’s Titanic.20th Century Fox/Courtesy EverettWinslet’s latest movieLeesees her portray the Americanfashion model-turned World War II photographer Lee Miller. The actress and producer even inadvertently had anotherTitanicreunion when she attended a recording session for the movie’s score. As she said during a Nov. 9 appearance onThe Graham Norton Show, one of the violinists recording the movie’s score turned out to be actor and musician Jonathan Evans-Jones, whoportrayed the bandleader Wallace Hartley aboard the ship.Leeis in theaters and available to rent or purchase on digital now.

Leonardo DiCaprioandKate Winsletstill remain close pals, even nearly 30 years afterTitanic!

On Tuesday, Nov. 19, DiCaprio, whocelebrated his 50th birthdayon Nov. 11, posed with Winslet, 49, at a special screening of her latest movieLeeat the Harmony Gold theater in Los Angeles. The former costars embraced as they snapped a photo together in front of a poster for Winslet’s new movie, with their arms wrapped around each other and Winslet’s head resting against the side of DiCaprio’s face.

Avideo shared on Xfrom the Nov. 19 screening showed DiCaprio heap praise on Winslet while introducing the movie. The two also shared a friendly kiss on the lips as she appeared onstage.

“Kate, my dear friend, your work in this film has been nothing short of transformative,” DiCaprio said in the video; he also introduced her to the crowd as “one of the great talents of my generation.”

“I continue to be awestruck, I continue to admire your strength, your integrity, your talent and your passion for every single project you create,” he added in the video.

Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio on Nov. 19, 2024.Eric Charbonneau/Roadside Attractions via Getty

DiCaprio and Winslet famously costarred in filmmakerJames Cameron’s 1997 epicTitanic, which tracked a star-crossed romance between their two characters.

Even thoughTitanicreleased more than 25 years ago, the movie still looms large in pop culture history. Itreceived a whopping 14 Academy Award nominations, went home with 11 totalOscars, including the award for Best Picture, and both actors still frequently address questions about the movie in interviews today.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

As recently as Oct. 21, Winslet fielded a question aboutTitanic’s oft-debated"floating door” scenewhile she promotedLeeon the Australian talk showThe Project. “I thought, ‘He’s busting out the Titanic question and next he’s gonna ask me about the door.’ I absolutely knew it,” Winslet said, after an interviewer asked whether she thought DiCaprio’s character Jack could have found room on thepiece of floating woodher character Rose survives theTitanic’s sinking on.

Winslet and DiCaprio would later go on to reunite onscreen in 2008’sRevolutionary Road.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in 1997’s Titanic.20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett

20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett

Winslet’s latest movieLeesees her portray the Americanfashion model-turned World War II photographer Lee Miller. The actress and producer even inadvertently had anotherTitanicreunion when she attended a recording session for the movie’s score. As she said during a Nov. 9 appearance onThe Graham Norton Show, one of the violinists recording the movie’s score turned out to be actor and musician Jonathan Evans-Jones, whoportrayed the bandleader Wallace Hartley aboard the ship.

Leeis in theaters and available to rent or purchase on digital now.

source: people.com