Matt Damon almost played Sam Worthington`s Avatar role

Washington: Matt Damon has revealed how he nearly starred as Jake Sully in ‘Avatar’.

The film, which became a worldwide blockbuster, eventually saw Sam Worthington playing the role of paraplegic marine Sully. And now, Damon has said that he wants to work with the path breaking film’s director James Cameron. “Still, I’m hoping that one day I may work with Jim Cameron … I know I’d learn a great deal. But his and my production schedules conflicted for the Avatar shoot,” a news channel quoted him as saying. ANI