Matt Damon “auditioned and got turned down” for ‘Cutthroat Island’, the infamous movie that killed a studioIt’s been almost 30 years since Matt Damon and Ben Affleck took to the stage at the Academy Awards to collect their ‘Best Original Screenplay’ prize for Good Will Hunting, and neither of them has looked back since. If a director needs a big name to pop up for an uncredited cameo, they call Matt Damon. If they need a recognisable star to play a pivotal supporting role in a production of any size, scope, or scale, they call Matt Damon. If they need a bankable leading man, then they can always call Matt Damon, and that versatility has kept him in the spotlight for the better part of three decades. “I auditioned for Cutthroat Island and got turned down,” he told The Independent.