Actors Who Turned Down Roles That Could Have Changed Their Careers

Matt Damon, Brokeback Mountain

While it might feel a little blasphemous to think of Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain starring anyone but Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, when the project was still being spearheaded by Gus Van Sant, he approached a number of A-listers for the lead roles—including Matt Damon.

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