Matt Damon it could have been good friends with a fake teddy bear! Badly!
The Hollywood A-lister revealed as much in a new interview with him GQ for a Men of the Year issue published on Thursday.
In it, he admitted that he turned down the lead role in the 2012 comedy Ted! Yes, that Ted- the star-studded R-rated blockbuster Mark Wahlberg and a talking teddy bear! And the craziest part is absolutely Damon LYRICS the script!
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The 56-year-old actor told the magazine:
“I don’t like to say that, because I don’t want to live with the regret, but I can tell you that I passed. Tedand I’ve never had this experience where I laughed so hard reading a script. I literally took it to dinner and was reading parts of it out to my friends at dinner.”
So what happened?! Why would he put down something that made him laugh THERE ARE hard? Well, apparently he started to get inside his own head!
Damon explained:
“And then I got too smart for them. I don’t know what I was thinking. I was like, ‘Well, maybe the teddy bear is the best part. …
But!
In fact, Wahlberg eventually took on the role of John Bennett opposite him Seth MacFarlaneand terrible talking teddy bear. The film became a HUGE success, grossing over $500 million worldwide and launching an entire franchise!
But for Damon, the biggest regret isn’t necessarily the lost box office glory. It is something much more personal. He showed:
“And because he shot in Boston, it would have been an opportunity for me to be home – my dad’s passed away now, and I look back and I go, ‘Man, that would have been six months ago. [home].’ But, again, the actor got the part right. Mark is great, and the film is great, and I couldn’t have done it better.”
Obh. That really puts things into perspective.
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Damon’s father, Kenthe died in 2017 at the age of 74 after a battle with cancer. Looking back, the actor clearly wishes he had those extra months in his hometown with his father.
Interestingly, Damon also admitted that he would love to do more comedies, but opportunities don’t come around often!
He said GQ:
“I don’t read much [of them]. I don’t think people think of me for comedies a lot. But I love them, and I love looking at them, and I love making them if I can get my hands on one. But they are rare.”
Well, Matt, we think you should probably trust this one! LOLz!
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