Overview
- Damon confirmed in a GQ interview Thursday that he passed on Seth MacFarlane’s 2012 Boston-set comedy Ted.
- He says he overthought the script, read scenes aloud at a dinner and decided the teddy bear might be the best part, a choice he now views with regret.
- Damon said missing Ted carried personal costs because the production filmed in Boston and would have given him months at home after his father’s death.
- He also said scheduling conflicts cost him other roles, citing offers for Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight and Dan White in Milk that he declined due to overlapping commitments.
- Mark Wahlberg took the Ted lead, the film became a major box-office hit and franchise, and Boston Globe reports Wahlberg will reprise the role for an upcoming animated series, which renews attention on how one casting choice reshaped both actors’ paths.