Jason Bourne star Matt Damon turned down the lead role of James Cameron’s sci-fi film Avatar due to scheduling conflicts and passed on a staggering amount of money.
“I was offered a little movie called Avatar, James Cameron offered me 10% of it,” says Damon.
The role was inevitably offered to Sam Worthington, however, he did not receive 10% of the film’s profits.
After Avatar released in 2009, it was announced several sequels would be in the works.