If Distributed Amongst VFX Artists, It would be $132k per Artist. The VFX was the star of the movie. 10% of the movie can be thrown to a "non-star" while many of the Avatar vfx artists are paid peanuts.
Matt Damon's decision to turn down James Cameron's 2009 space epic 'Avatar' has always been one of the biggest questions in Hollywood. Damon turned down the film despite an offer that included receiving 10% of the box office back end, which would've meant a $250 million payday for him.
Damon said in 2019 he turned down the lead role in "Avatar" and an offer of 10% of the profits. He could have earned roughly $270 million from the film's $2.9 billion worldwide earnings.
Several big-name actors almost played Jake Sully in Avatar. A-listers such as Matt Damon, Chris Pratt, Chris Pine, and Jake Gyllenhaal were all in consideration for the part. Cameron conducted an international search which slowly saw its contenders whittled down to just a handful.
Ultimately, the three finalists for the role were Channing Tatum, Chris Evans, and Sam Worthington, with Cameron ultimately going with Worthington based on his read of the climactic speech, saying: I really liked Channing's appeal. I liked Chris' appeal. They were both great guys.
James Cameron unsurprisingly considered casting several other bigger-name actors to play the role. It is known that Matt Damon, Chris Pratt, Chris Pine, Chris Evans, Channing Tatum, and Jake Gyllenhaal are some actors almost cast as Jake Sully in Avatar.
It was a major box office success, breaking multiple records, and grossing $2.320 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of 2022, the highest-grossing film since the COVID-19 pandemic, and the third-highest-grossing film of all time.
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.
Cameron and his Lightstorm Entertainment were sued in 2011 by Eric Ryder, who alleged he had spent two years developing a movie at Lightstorm that became the basis for “Avatar.” Ryder said he wrote an environmentally themed movie script called “K.R.Z. 2068” and created treatments, photos, 3D imagery and characters.
It is no secret that the Jason Bourne actor, soaring in popularity at the time, was one of Cameron's top choices to play Avatar protagonist Jake Sully. Matt Damon most likely would have accepted as well if it weren't for his commitment to an upcoming installment to the Bourne franchise.
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.
Matt Damon shared that he turned down a $250 million payday to star in Avatar because he didn't want to leave his contract for a Jason Bourne movie that was in production. Matt Damon was thinking about his Bourne legacy.
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.
If Distributed Amongst VFX Artists, It would be $132k per Artist. The VFX was the star of the movie. 10% of the movie can be thrown to a "non-star" while many of the Avatar vfx artists are paid peanuts.
The biggest issue with "Avatar: The Way of Water" is its lackluster storyline. The plot is thin and predictable, with little to no character development. The film relies heavily on clichéd tropes and predictable twists, leaving the audience feeling underwhelmed and uninvested in the outcome.
Deadline also reported he made another $350 million from "Avatar's" unprecedented success at the box office, as well. According to Forbes' February 2023 report, Cameron has already made $95 million from "Avatar 2."
However, following the announcement in May 2019 of three new Star Wars films, the sequels' release dates were pushed back by two years, with Avatar 3, being scheduled to be released on December 22, 2023.
Ronal is a strong and independent character, and Winslet's performance is said to bring her to life in a captivating way. According to reports, Kate Winslet received $6 million for her performance as Ronal, a free diver of the Metkayina and Tonowari's wife.
Matt Damon 'Desperately Wanted to Work' with James Cameron, but 'Bourne' Led Him to Turn Down $250 Million 'Avatar' Deal. “I don't know how I could have left all my friends in the lurch," Damon said of the "Bourne" movies that kept him from joining the "Avatar" franchise.
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.
In Cameron's script she's introduced with the descriptor "in human age she would be 18," but that raises as many questions as it answers. As with the math that leads to Jake being 28, Neytiri's birth in the Earth calendar year 2136 and the film's setting in 2154 add up to make her 18, but that's by Earth standards.
