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"Talk about regret!Both Jake Gyllenhaal and Matt Damon turned down the starring role in blockbuster Avatar, the movie&amp;apos;s director, James Cameron, tells the Los Angeles Times.\r\nSee which other stars have gotten animated for film and TV roles!&amp;quot;I don&amp;apos;t think they ever had a problem with the CG,&amp;quot; Cameron said. &amp;quot;Honestly, did I go out and try to woo them? No. I had my heart set on Sam. Maybe they sensed my lack of 100 percent commitment from me. Maybe it was the subject matter. This was a big Star Wars-type movie. They&amp;apos;re both serious actors.&amp;quot;Instead, Sam Worthington -- who was living in his car while struggling to become an actor -- got the part. Cameron tells the Times that he only approached big-name stars to please the movie studio, but Worthington was always his first choice.\r\nRead Us&amp;apos; review of AvatarWorthington has already signed up for the sequel to the flick, which has earned more than $2.5 billion in theaters worldwide.\r\n\r\nGyllenhaal, 29, next stars in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Damon, 39, is up for best actor in a supporting role for drama Invictus. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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