James Cameron responds to Matt Damon revealing he misplaced out on $250m after turning down Avatar

Avatar director James Cameron has responded to Matt Damon’s revelation that he misplaced out on $250m (£205m) price of earnings when he turned down the lead function within the film.

In 2019, the actor had revealed that when Cameron approached him for the function of Jake Sully – which was ultimately taken by Sam Worthington – he additionally provided him 10 per cent of the movie’s earnings.

Avatar made $2.79bn (£2.2bn) on the worldwide field workplace in 2009, which means Damon might have earned upwards of 1 / 4 of a billion {dollars}. “I’ve left more cash on the desk than any actor,” Damon has mentioned of the transfer.

In a brand new BBC Radio 1 interview to advertise the brand new sequel The Approach of Water, when Cameron was requested if he’s talked to Damon these days, he burst into laughter and mentioned: “He’s beating himself up over this. And I actually assume , ‘Matt, you’re sort of like one of many largest film stars on the earth, recover from it.’

“However he needed to do one other Bourne movie which was on his runway and there was nothing we might do about that. So he needed to regretfully decline.”

Cameron was then requested whether or not he would think about Damon for a task in a future Avatar sequel, to which he replied: “Should do it. We have now to do it so the world is in equilibrium once more. However he doesn’t get 10 per cent, f*** that.”

Avatar: The Way of Water is out in cinemas now – discover The Unbiased’s assessment of the movie here.