Matt Damon may be one of the biggest movies stars in Hollywood, but he still passed on one of the biggest movies ever to be made.
The 50-year-old actor taught a master class at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday and revealed to his audience that not only did he pass up on a very famous role, but also a jaw-dropping paycheck. "I was offered a little movie called ‘Avatar,’" the star revealed, per Deadline. "[Director] James Cameron offered me 10% of it." Not adjusted for inflation, "Avatar" is the highest-grossing movie of all time, having earned $2.8 billion at the box office.The movie was temporarily dethroned by "Avengers: Endgame," but squeaked back to the top after a re-release overseas.
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