Matt Damon, in Mumbai for promotions of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” says he has long wanted to collaborate with Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur. Damon identifies Kapur as the Indian filmmaker he would most like to work with and recalls that early in their careers “everyone wanted to collaborate” with Kapur. He says he was offered Kapur’s “The Four Feathers” (2002) but could not take the role, which he attributes to his commitment to the “Jason Bourne” franchise. Damon describes the missed opportunity as a “20-year-old debt” he still carries and says he would like “another go.”
Kapur later responds to Damon’s remarks, telling NDTV that he believes Damon’s acting—highlighting Damon’s emotional range and his “It’s not your fault” moment from “Good Will Hunting”—is the kind of quality that draws opportunities and would motivate any filmmaker. Kapur adds that it is “time” for the collaboration Damon wants.
All reports connect Damon’s comments to the ongoing promotion of “The Odyssey,” in which he plays Odysseus, alongside Anne Hathaway as Penelope.
