{"id":531721,"date":"2022-12-20T19:37:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T16:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/james-cameron-wants-matt-damon-to-get-over-250m-avatar-gig\/"},"modified":"2022-12-20T19:37:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T16:37:25","slug":"james-cameron-wants-matt-damon-to-get-over-250m-avatar-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/james-cameron-wants-matt-damon-to-get-over-250m-avatar-gig\/","title":{"rendered":"#James Cameron wants Matt Damon to &#8216;get over&#8217; $250M &#8216;Avatar&#8217; gig"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4104b240294\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4104b240294\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/james-cameron-wants-matt-damon-to-get-over-250m-avatar-gig\/#%E2%80%9CJames_Cameron_wants_Matt_Damon_to_%E2%80%98get_over_250M_%E2%80%98Avatar_gig%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;James Cameron wants Matt Damon to &#8216;get over&#8217; $250M &#8216;Avatar&#8217; gig&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJames_Cameron_wants_Matt_Damon_to_%E2%80%98get_over_250M_%E2%80%98Avatar_gig%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;James Cameron wants Matt Damon to &#8216;get over&#8217; $250M &#8216;Avatar&#8217; gig&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cAvatar\u201d director James Cameron joked that Matt Damon shouldn\u2019t feel blue about his decision to turn down the leading role in the original blockbuster film.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with BBC Radio, Cameron was asked about Damon\u2019s decision\u00a0to pass on playing Jake Sully while publicizing the long-awaited sequel, \u201cAvatar: The Way of Water.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s beating himself up over this,\u201d Cameron said with a guffaw Friday. \u201cAnd I really think, you know, \u2018Matt, you\u2019re kind of like one of the biggest movie stars in the world, get over it.\u2019 But he had to do another \u2018Bourne\u2019 film which was on his runway and there was nothing we could do about that. So he had to regretfully decline.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide inline-slideshow__slide--no-swipe\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Matt-Damon-96.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"According to James Cameron, Matt Damon is still &quot;beating himself up&quot; for rejecting a role in &quot;Avatar.&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Matt-Damon-96.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Matt-Damon-96.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Matt-Damon-96.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Matt-Damon-96.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Matt-Damon-96.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                        According to James Cameron, Matt Damon is still \u201cbeating himself up\u201d for rejecting a role in \u201cAvatar.\u201d                                  <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images<\/span><br \/>\n                                                            <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide inline-slideshow__slide--no-swipe\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-cameron-avatar-matt-damon-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"The role of Jake Sully went to actor Sam Worthingotn.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-cameron-avatar-matt-damon-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-cameron-avatar-matt-damon-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-cameron-avatar-matt-damon-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-cameron-avatar-matt-damon-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-cameron-avatar-matt-damon-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                        The role of Jake Sully went to actor Sam Worthington.                                   <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">REUTERS<\/span><br \/>\n                                                            <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>                        <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><br \/>\n                            Advertisement                       <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A clip of Damon <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/matt-damon-turned-down-avatar-10-percent-profits\/\">went viral last year<\/a> after the actor revealed at the Cannes Film Festival that Cameron courted him in 2009 to star in the blockbuster, offering him 10% of the film\u2019s box office profits. <\/p>\n<p>The role eventually went to Sam Worthington and \u201cAvatar\u201d went on to become the highest-grossing movie of all time, bringing in $2 billion worldwide \u2014 which would have netted Damon more than $250 million. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will go down in history,\u201d Damon\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/matt-damon-turned-down-avatar-10-percent-profits\/\">told Entertainment Weekly at the time<\/a>. \u201cYou will never meet an actor who turned down more money.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Matt, get over it!&quot; James Cameron on Avatar: The Way of Water and how Matt Damon blew $290 million\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WOaCG2r47-A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Damon said at Cannes that he turned down \u201cAvatar\u201d because he had already committed to completing the \u201cBourne\u201d action trilogy with director Paul Greengrass. Damon, who is known for his role as titular character Jason Bourne, said that choosing to star in the action franchise turned out to be the right \u201cmoral decision.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/james-cameron-laughs-matt-damon-rejected-avatar-offer-1235465264\/\">According to Variety<\/a>, when asked if Damon could get a cameo in a future \u201cAvatar\u201d movie, Cameron said: \u201cMust do it. We have to do it so the world is in equilibrium again. But he doesn\u2019t get 10%, f\u2013k that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sequel, with Worthington again at the helm, netted about $135 million in its opening weekend.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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