Cannes: by refusing Avatar, Matt Damon lost a fortune

Being on the Croisette encourages confidences.

Honored with a masterclass by the Cannes Film Festival, Matt Damon, who presented the family drama

with Camille Cottin out of competition, was unexpectedly transparent.

The star of

and

returned to his failed collaboration with James Cameron, a question he had already mentioned in our columns during the theatrical release of

, two years ago.

In the late 2000s, the director of

offered him the lead role of

whose 3D technology revolutionized big-show movies.

But Matt Damon had declined out of loyalty to the

franchise

during filming.

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, has shared over the years this misadventure with several relatives including John Krasinski. The mischievous headliner of

and

pointed out to him, Matt Damon says, that

Avatar

”.

On the other hand, Damon's refusal allowed him to be involuntarily the Good Samaritan of the one who replaced him: the Australian Sam Worthington. Unknown at the time of the casting, the 45-year-old comedian had sold all of his possessions and was living in his car when James Cameron chose him in 2007. If he never, in all probability, pocketed 10% of the proceeds, the Notoriety offered in

propelled him in the peplum

, the adventure film

and the warrior tale of Mel Gibson

. The Australian then became very discreet. Partly occupied by independent thrillers like

or

. And also taken by the bloated

sequels

that James Cameron is wrapping up and whose first installment should be released in 2022. But the last I heard, despite the eternal regrets of Matt Damon, no small catch-up role has been given to him. Free.