Brad Pitt was originally set to star in a Martin Scorsese crime thriller, but Matt Damon ended up with the role instead. Here's why Pitt didn't appear.

For years, Damon has claimed that he turned down the lead role of Jake Sully in the movie, for which he would have accepted 10% of the movie’s earnings, netting him around $290 million.

One of those great behind-the-scenes Hollywood stories has been the idea that Matt Damon walked away from Avatar , and in doing so, missed out on a jaw-dropping payday. According to James Cameron , that version of events has been wildly overstated.

Matt Damon's 41% Rotten Tomatoes Ocean's Eleven replacement is quietly dominating streaming over a year after it was released. Here's where to watch.

It's a he-said/he-said situation, as the director refutes the actor's claims about turning down a lucrative offer to star in the franchise.