Matt Damon is the king of missed opportunities. There isn't anyone quite like him — the actor turned down a role in the biggest film in the world and perhaps the biggest payday in history when he refused to star in "Avatar," James Cameron's sci-fi magnum opus. Interestingly — "Avatar" isn't the only significant opportunity Matt Damon missed out on. The actor also walked away from award-winning films such as Tom McCarthy's best-picture winner "Spotlight" (Mark Ruffalo went on to star in the role) and Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain," and that's not all. Damon also turned down the chance to join the ranks of Batman's memorable rogues' gallery.
The "Good Will Hunting" star was offered a role in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" as Harvey Dent (who went on to become the supervillain Two-Face) but Damon had already committed to filming another movie at the time. The role eventually went to Aaron Eckhart.
The "Good Will Hunting" star was offered a role in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" as Harvey Dent (who went on to become the supervillain Two-Face) but Damon had already committed to filming another movie at the time. The role eventually went to Aaron Eckhart.
- 1/19/2023
- by Fatemeh Mirjalili
- Slash Film
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