London, Apr 21 : Hollywood actor Matt Damon turned down the role of Captain Kirk in Star Trek, director J. J. Abrams has revealed.

Abrams revealed that Matt was his first choice for the starring role of Kirk - but he is glad to have been given the chance to subsequently hire little known actor Chris Pine.

"I actually approached Matt and we had some discussions, but everything happens for a reason. On the one hand, it would have been great to work with Matt - but at the end of the day, it was such a better move to cast the movie with unknowns,” The Daily Star quoted J. J., as telling Life magazine.

Washington, Apr 17 : Hollywood actor Matt Damon is set to re-enact the American history for a documentary in The History Channel.

Other celebs joining the ‘The Departed’ star to film dramatic performances for ‘The People Speak’ are Viggo Mortensen, Marisa Tomei etc.

The series will shed light on how the country''s democracy was shaped by ordinary Americans.

Damon will appear in a vignette about John Steinbeck''s 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath, while Tomei will play factory worker Harriet Hanson Robinson.