Matt Damon has revealed that he almost took on the role of Daredevil.
The actor admits that he didn't quite believe in the director and the role instead went to his good friend Ben Affleck.
The pair won an Oscar for their screenplay Good Will Hunting, in which they both starred, but their careers have taken quite different paths.
Speaking to The Times the actor said: "Ben and I loved that comic book but I just didn't quite believe in the script or the director at the time."
"People always want to make a distinction between me and Ben. 'OK, well, which guy wrote that? Who's the talented guy? Who's the clinger? Oh well, I see, it's Ben, that's the Michael Bay guy and Matt's the Anthony Minghella guy, right?'
"The reality is that if Michael Bay had offered me Armageddon when Good Will Hunting was in the can, which was when Ben got offered the role, I would have taken it too.
"I would have taken any job that any director offered me at that point. And if Ben had been offered Saving Private Ryan he would have done it, but suddenly I became the serious one. It's all bulls**t."
Damon is now one of the most sought after and box office friendly leading men while Affleck has become one of Hollywood's most exciting new filmmakers with Gone Baby Gone and The Town under his belt.
Damon is back on the big screen this week as he teams up with Emily Blunt for The Adjustment Bureau.
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