Published 19:34 IST, October 5th 2019
Matt Damon reveals that he regrets turning down his role in 'Avatar'
Matt Damon revealed that he was offered the lead role in 2009 hit film 'Avatar' by James Cameron and he regrets losing his chance to work him to this day.
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American actor, Matt Damon revealed that he was offered le role in 2009 hit film 'Avatar' by filmmaker James Cameron. Damon believes that his life could have been very different if he h accepted that offer. 48-year-old actor who is successful even without role furr reportedly disclosed that Cameron h also offered 10 percent of profit attained by film. In a recent interview with a men's magazine, star was t only offered role but also a part of profit.
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'Avatar' did t need anybody
'Jason Bourne' star told magazine that Cameron told Damon he doesn't need anybody. filmmaker believed that story of movie 'Avatar' did t require a kwn face, and if Damon does t take offer, he will find an unkwn actor and give it to him. According to Cameron, movie does t need Damon, however, if he wishes to do it, Damon can have ten percent. co-le of upcoming movie, Ford v Ferrari, recalled telling incident to John Krasinski while writing Promised Land who stood up and started pacing towards kitchen. Krasinski replied by saying that if Damon h taken that role in Avatar, thing would've changed except that conversation that y were having would have happened in . American actor ackwledged that he has “left more money on table than any or actor”.
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Damon doesn't regret losing money
Matt Damon furr mits that he does t regret losing huge amount of money however, he still repents letting go of chance to work with a filmmaker like Cameron. Damon believes that “bigger regret” to this day is that when he turned down role, Cameron said he h only me six movies. Damon finds director's work infrequent but everyone kws all his movies. refore it feels like he has done way more movies than anybody else. 48-year-old actor said that by rejecting role he let go of chance to ever work with him. Damon said that it is still “brutal” but his children are “eating” and he is “okay”.
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(With ANI inputs)
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07:52 IST, October 5th 2019