Matt Damon on THE ODYSSEY, plus a flashback chat on GOOD WILL HUNTING, turning down AVATAR, & more!

Matt Damon has worked with all the great filmmakers but it's his 3rd go round with Christopher Nolan that may just have resulted in the role of his career as Odysseus in THE ODYSSEY. He joins Josh to talk about the role, the gratitude he feels, and how much he owes his female stunt double. Plus, a 2021 flashback chat talking about the roles that got away including AVATAR and THE DARK KNIGHT! #happysadconfused #joshhorowitz #christophernolan #theodyssey #mattdamon To get early access to all of Josh's interviews plus bonus content, merch, and discounts to live events, go to patreon.com/happysadconfused SUPPORT THE SHOW BY SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS! Rula -- Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/happy #rulapod Quince -- Go to ⁠Quince.com/HAPPYSAD ⁠for free shipping and 365-day returns. Limited Time Offer–Get Huel today with my exclusive offer of 15% OFF online with my code happy15 at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://huel.com/happy15.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ New Customers Only. Thank you to Huel for partnering and supporting our show! Listen to the podcast on... APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/6cQa5xn... Josh on Twitter:   / joshuahorowitz   Josh on Instagram:   / joshuahorowitz   Josh on TikTok: @happysadconfused 00:00 Introduction 04:09 Matt Damon begins 07:27 gratitude 08:07 Matt's stunt double 09:24 overwhelmed 10:53 Daniels' movie 11:32 Obsession 12:17 Ad -- Huel 13:37 Ad -- Quince 15:05 flashback interview begins 17:50 Tom McCarthy/Stillwater 20:28 turning down AVATAR & THE DARK KNIGHT 22:29 not getting DEAD POETS SOCIETY 25:31 Stillwater 31:38 Ad -- Rula 33:16 great filmmakers 37:03 GOOD WILL HUNTING 39:34 auditioning for Robin 41:47 The Rainmaker 46:32 The Last Duel