{"id":253912,"date":"2026-07-26T20:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T20:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/26\/dark-matters-joel-edgerton-pretended-to-be-sam-worthington-as-fan-mistook-him-for-avatar-star\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T20:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T20:00:14","slug":"dark-matters-joel-edgerton-pretended-to-be-sam-worthington-as-fan-mistook-him-for-avatar-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/26\/dark-matters-joel-edgerton-pretended-to-be-sam-worthington-as-fan-mistook-him-for-avatar-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Matters&#8217; Joel Edgerton pretended to be Sam Worthington as fan mistook him for Avatar star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2026-07-26\" datetime=\"1785096014\" pubdate=\"\">26 July 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p>Joel Edgerton pretended to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/sam-worthington\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,sam-worthington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sam Worthington<\/a> after an emotional fan mistook the actor for the latter during a meet-and-greet.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Actor Joel Edgerton<\/p>\n<p>The 52-year-old star signed an autograph for the supporter before playing along with the mix-up and accepting praise for 49-year-old entertainer Sam&#8217;s role as Jake Sully in Avatar.<\/p>\n<p>Joel recalled to Entertainment Weekly: &#8220;One time I had a young lady run up to me and say, &#8216;Oh my God, Oh my God, can I get your autograph?&#8217; And she was on the verge of tears. And I was like, &#8216;Wow, I\u2019m really having an effect over this woman.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But the Warrior actor soon realised that she had got emotional because of believing he was Sam.<\/p>\n<p>                      \t\t\t<!-- Dailymotion player (contact: Kutay.vardar@dailymotion.com) --><\/p>\n<p>Joel continued: &#8220;She said, &#8216;Can you sign your autograph?&#8217; And then she held it to her heart, and she goes, &#8216;I just loved you in Avatar.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nRather than correcting the fan, The Gift alum played along with her mistake.<\/p>\n<p>\nJoel remembered: &#8220;I just said, &#8216;Thank you. Thank you.&#8217; Whenever people mistake me for a particular movie, I just say, &#8216;Thank you\u2026 Thank you for the compliments.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Great Gatsby cast member thinks she must have eventually worked out he was not Sam.<\/p>\n<p>\nJoel suggested: &#8220;They go away and maybe work it out later. And I\u2019m sure she went, &#8216;J.E., what\u2026'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nHe added: &#8220;She obviously thought I was Sam Worthington. He\u2019s a good-looking guy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nJoel&#8217;s Dark Matter co-star Jennifer Connelly said fans often mistake her for a certain 63-year-old actress.<\/p>\n<p>\nShe told Entertainment Weekly: &#8220;I\u2019ve gotten people insisting &#8211; going through security the other day, they\u2019re like, &#8216;Oh my God, you\u2019re Demi Moore.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;I was like, &#8216;I\u2019m not.&#8217; They were like, &#8216;You are.&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;&#8216;Again, No. I\u2019m really not. I\u2019m not. I have my passport to show you.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nBut some supporters even claim Jennifer, 55, was in movies that she has no links to.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Top Gun: Maverick performer recalled: &#8220;I had someone say to me, &#8216;You were so good in that movie with Brad Pitt,&#8217; and I was like, &#8216;Not in a movie with Brad Pitt.&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;They\u2019re like, &#8216;Yes, you are,&#8217; I\u2019m like, &#8216;I\u2019m really not, I promise you.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/dark-matters-joel-edgerton-pretended-sam-worthington-fan-mistook-avatar-star-1448083.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>26 July 2026 Joel Edgerton pretended to be Sam Worthington after an emotional fan mistook the actor for the latter during a meet-and-greet. Actor Joel Edgerton The 52-year-old star signed an autograph for the supporter before playing along with the mix-up and accepting praise for 49-year-old entertainer Sam&#8217;s role as Jake Sully in Avatar. 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