Decades later, Hollywood star Matt Damon: is still looking at a career opportunity that he wants to pursue. collaborated with the famous filmmaker Shekhar Kapur in ‘The Four Feathers’, which was released in 2002. Speaking at ‘The Odyssey’ Mumbai event on Saturday, July 11, Damon revealed that Kapur has long been a director he has admired and wanted to work with.
Matt Damon in Shekhar Kapur is everyone’s choice
Asked to name an Indian filmmaker he would like to work with, Matt pointed to Shekhar Kapur. “The filmmaker everyone started wanting to work with was Shekhar Kapur,” he said, adding that he was “really upset” when he couldn’t be part of “The Four Feathers”. He noted that his previous commitment to the Jason Bourne franchise may have prevented him from taking the role. “I think I was signed for the Jason Bourne movie,” he said.
Matt Damon on his 20-year ‘debt’
Despite the loss of the project, Damon made it clear that his desire to collaborate with Kapur has not disappeared. “I think he’s always been on my list, and that’s why I want someone else to go. That’s like a 20-year-old kind of debt that I carry on my body. That’s it,” he added.
Matt Damon’s role in ‘The Odyssey’
Based on Homer’s epic poem, ‘The Odyssey’ traces the long, treacherous journey of Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca. Matt Damon plays the role of Odysseus, along with: Anne Hathaway play Penelope. The star-studded cast of the film also includes Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya and Charlize Theron.