James Cameron's "Avatar" remains the biggest movie of all time. Even though it had to briefly surrender that title to "Avengers: Endgame," "Avatar" stands alone with $2.92 billion at the box office to its name . It also birthed a multi-billion-dollar franchise, with "Avatar: The Way of Water" becoming the third-biggest movie ever in 2022 with $2.34 billion . The third entry, "Avatar: Fire and Ash," hits theaters in December. It's a franchise that made Sam Worthington's career and, undoubtedly, made him a wealthy man. That wealth and fame could have easily gone to someone else.

In a recent breakdown of his career for Vanity Fair , Cameron explained that Worthington had some competition for the role of Jake Sully when "Avatar" was being put together at Fox. Three actors were in the ru

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