If we mention the actor Reece thompsonIt may be difficult – or impossible – to remember it. This is because the main participation of the aforementioned occurred in Titanicby James Cameron 25 years ago. Back then, however, Thompson was a little boy of only 5 years old whose role was the “Irish boy.” Believe it or not, the inexhaustible success of the feature film continues to fill the actor’s pockets.
In an interview with Business Insider dating back to 2018, Reece Thompson revealed that to date, he continues to receive payments for appearing in Titanic. Every quarter, receive checks for between $ 100 and $ 300. Not bad for an activity you did in your childhood. In 1997, by the way, Thompson and his family received a payment of $ 30,000 dollars, which is approximately 26,000 euros or $ 600,000 Mexican pesos.
Thompson’s story, however, could have been very different. In the 1990s, her manager offered her mother two options: play a minor role in Titanic or star in a fuel commercial. Other people would have chosen the second alternative for the prominence, but the mother opted for the James Cameron film.
“My mother just said: ‘Let’s do it and that’s it. It’s going to be fun. Even if the movie is very bad, we’ll see.’ Obviously, it ended up being a hit, so of course she didn’t make a bad decision,” he said the actor.
For Thompson, the most difficult thing for his role in Titanic was making an Irish accent. “If you listen to it carefully, it doesn’t sound too Irish. It just sounds soft. I remember trying to imitate what the language consultant was telling me… It’s the closest I could get.”
Now, how is it that the actors of Titanic they keep getting money after such a long time. Actually, the explanation is simple. The film keeps generating money from the sale of the physical format, by availability on streaming platforms or any license use related to the brand. We must also not forget that Titanic is one of the most successful films of all time. Before being overtaken by Avatar, also by James Cameron, was the highest grossing in history.