Who missed out on Avatar?

Matt Damon's decision to turn down James Cameron's 2009 space epic “Avatar,” which remains the highest-grossing movie of all time with $2.9 billion worldwide, remains one of the more infamous casting what-ifs of recent blockbuster history.
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Who turned down the role of Jake in Avatar?

Avatar director James Cameron offered the role to Matt Damon, with a 10% stake in the film's profits, but Damon turned the film down because of his commitment to The Bourne Ultimatum.
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Who was offered 10% of Avatar?

You've probably seen 'Avatar. ' But did you know Matt Damon was offered a role--and 10 percent of the film? In 2006, Matt Damon was on a film set when he got a call from Jim Cameron. The Terminator and Titanic director wanted Damon to star in his upcoming film, Avatar.
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Who was almost cast in Avatar?

James Cameron conducted an international search for the role, considering actors like Matt Damon, Chris Pratt, Chris Pine, and Jake Gyllenhaal, but eventually chose Sam Worthington.
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Who else auditioned for Jake Sully?

A few years ago in an interview with Empire Magazine, James Cameron himself revealed how he had ultimately shortlisted a total of 3 finalists for the role of Avatar's Jake Sully, namely Sam Worthington, Chris Evans, and Channing Tatum.
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Who was offered the role of Avatar?

Matt Damon was thinking about his Bourne legacy. The Air actor recently opened up about turning down the starring role in James Cameron's 2009 film Avatar despite an offer that included 10 percent of the box office back end that ultimately would have resulted in a $250 million payday.
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Who turned down Avatar lead?

Matt Damon reveals he refused lead role in Avatar and 10% of film's profits. That ended up being $250 million!
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Which Kate Winslet was in Avatar?

Kate Winslet performing underwater motion-capture on the set of the Avatar sequels. In 2017, it was confirmed that Winslet had been cast as Ronal, the Tsahìk of the Metkayina clan in the upcoming Avatar sequels.
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How much did Zoe Saldana make from Avatar?

How much did Zoe Saldaña make from Avatar? Zoe Saldaña earned $4 million for starring in James Cameron's Avatar in 2009.
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What actor passed on Avatar?

Matt Damon Explained Why He Really Regrets Turning Down "Avatar," And I Get It. We already knew that Matt had passed on the role and a big payday — and now we know how he feels about it.
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How much did Sam Worthington make off of Avatar?

Not only was Worthington paid the sum of $10 million for his work on the sequel, but he gets five percent of the box office gross, too (via GQ). As Avatar: The Way of Water made over $2 billion, Worthington earned an extra $100 million.
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Who turned down Jason Bourne's role?

Brad Pitt Turned Down the Offer to Play Jason Bourne

The 2002 film The Bourne Identity introduced movie lovers to Jason Bourne, a man suffering from psychogenic amnesia and struggling to discover his identity amid a secret CIA conspiracy.
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Was Channing Tatum in Avatar?

Channing Tatum and Chris Evans came extremely close to being cast as protagonist Jake Sully in Avatar, with the choice ultimately coming down to the reading of a single line. It's been 14 years since Avatar hit theaters and made history as the highest-grossing film ever made.
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Who is Kiris' dad?

Her father is not a father, her father is another mother, Eywa, the Great Mother, the sentient life force of Pandora itself that exists in all things there, but is rarely understood. So essentially yes, Kiri was born from Eywa just like Anakin Skywalker was allegedly conceived by the Force itself and its midichlorians.
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Where is Jake Sully's body?

When Jake Sully's mind was transferred to his avatar, his body was ceremonially buried near Home Tree. How Did Jake Sully Become Full Avatar. Jake Sully Hissing.
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Why is Sigourney Weaver kiri?

Kiri was birthed from the avatar of Dr. Grace Augustine, Weaver's character in the first film who died after helping the Na'vi against the colonizing Resources Development Administration (RDA), a greedy company that mines Pandora for its natural resources.
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Is Leonardo DiCaprio in Avatar 2?

“No, it's definitely not Leo's bag at all. No, he's more of like a dry land kind of a guy.”
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How long did Kate Winslet stay underwater for Avatar?

Kate Winslet reportedly held her breath for seven minutes and 15 seconds on set for Avatar: The Way of Water. Some of the movie's scenes were filmed underwater. It's a remarkable feat; anyone (including professional freedivers) would acknowledge that a breath hold over seven minutes is extremely difficult.
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Who turned down the role for Titanic?

Before Leonardo DiCaprio landed the role of Jack Dawson, Johnny Depp was offered to star in the lead role in Titanic, but he turned it down. Titanic was the highest-grossing movie ever before being overtaken by Avatar, another James Cameron masterpiece.
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What happened to Sigourney Weaver in the first Avatar?

Grace Augustine, the highly memorable Sigourney Weaver Avatar character in the original, died at the hands of Colonel Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang), Avatar's villain. But Weaver returned for Avatar: The Way of Water as an entirely different character — a Na'vi child.
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Why did Disney cancel Avatar?

However, it's being highlighted that Avatar has been removed and is no longer available to stream on the service anywhere in the world. While unconfirmed, the reasoning for its removal is believed to be due to the fact that Avatar is being re-released in cinemas, ahead of the sequel, on 23 September.
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Who rejected Jake Sully's role?

Matt Damon turned down Jake Sully in 'Avatar'

Before Sam Worthington was cast as Jake Sully in "Avatar," Matt Damon passed on the role to focus on the Jason Bourne franchise.
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Who else auditioned for Neytiri?

Cameron then began a worldwide search for actresses to play the role, with Q'orianka Kilcher being considered and Emily Blunt auditioning for the role. Eventually, Cameron cast Zoe Saldaña in the role.
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Who turned down roles in Avatar?

Matt Damon's decision to turn down James Cameron's 2009 space epic “Avatar,” which remains the highest-grossing movie of all time with $2.9 billion worldwide, remains one of the more infamous casting what-ifs of recent blockbuster history.
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