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Jon Hamm said that he was the closest to being the lead in David Fincher’s
Gone Girl
but that AMC’s Mad Men stood in his way. “I was at the end of it. It was meant to be me, but we had to film the continuing adventures of Mr. Draper.” While no specifics were given, it is believed that
Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner wouldn’t let him out of his contract, although Hamm would do a number of movies while production on Mad Men was going on, including Million Dollar Arm, which came out the same year as Gone Girl.Interestingly, Gone Girl is set in Missouri, where Jon Hamm was born. “Poor Ben, who is a Boston man, had to wear the Cardinals hat…He wasn’t very happy about that.” However, Affleck, a lifelong Red Sox supporter, was more insistent on wearing a Yankees cap when his character tried to go incognito. They eventually agreed on a Mets hat. Fincher could add pinstripes to Affleck if he ever remasters Gone Girl. Affleck won the first Razzie Redeemer Award for his work on both Argo as well as
Gone girl. This award is given to a previous “winner” that has turned their career around. Sylvester Stallone and Eddie Murphy were among the recipients of the Razzie Redeemer Award. How do you think Jon Hamm might have performed in Gone girl? Would he have been better than Ben Affleck in the role? Give us your take in the comments section below!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Pej7tR-dw
Entertainment - Media News Watch originally published at Entertainment - Media News Watch
