There are few stars in the Hollywood industry who have had illustrious careers like that of Matt Damon. From being nominated multiple times for an Oscar Award to actually winning one early in his career for his role in Good Will Hunting, the star has since made sizable contributions to many film projects as either a lead or supporting role.
While the list of his accolades and blockbuster films might be extended, there are a lot of times when the star has made decisions in his career that has led him to either drop out of specific projects or become unable to work on them. One such occasion became the stepping stone for Josh Brolin to reach new heights in his career.
Matt Damon Lost An Oscar Nominated Film That Made Josh Brolin’s Career!
Whether it be the leading role in James Cameron’s multi-billion dollar visual masterpiece known as the Avatar franchise to declining the offer to become the face of Bruce Wayne in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy, there have been instances where Matt Damon was unable or unwilling to take on some roles that later turned out to career-boosters for the stars who eventually took them. On one such occasion, MCU star Josh Brolin got to work on the Oscar-Nominated film Milk, a role that gave his career the stage it needed.
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In the year 2008, the Bourne Identity star was approached to play the role of Dan White, a supporting role in director Gus Van Sant’s biopic about American Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk in the film titled Milk. The character was based on the real-life Daniel James White, the American politician who assassinated Milk on 27th November 1978. The role was a prolific one that got the Avengers: Endgame star an Oscar Nomination for Best Supporting Role.
Unfortunately, Damon was unable to take the role due to scheduling conflicts between this film and the others he was working on at the time. The other project that made him drop out from the role of Dan White was his role as Koichi in Hayao Miyazaki’s animated masterpiece Ponyo.
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What Made Milk Special?
The story followed the file of Harvey Milk, who became one of the biggest and most prolific Human Rights activists in US history for being the first openly Gay man on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Making sure to use his power to bring LGBTQ rights into the contribution, the film paints a stunning portrait of the events that occurred in his personal and professional life before his demise at the hands of Daniel James White in 1978.
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Milk, now streaming on HBO Max
Source: MovieWeb
