Jon Hamm had to drop out of school. Lost Girl before there was a Dunne deal.
in one view Watch Live With Andy Cohen with you last week Crazy guy 52-year-old actor costar John Slattery has revealed that Rosamund Pike’s iconic “cool girl” monologue is almost the subject of himself, not Ben Affleck.
In an episode where guests answered questions via video chat, two fans asked Hamm if he would play the lead role of Nick Dunne in the 2014 thriller based on Gillian Flynn’s novel of the same name, and Hamm clarified that he was.
“Yes,” he said, finally confirming PageSix’s 2015 report on his nearly role in the David Fincher-directed mystery. “I was there until the end.”
“It was supposed to be me but we needed to film the ongoing adventures of Mr. Draper,” the actor said. Crazy guy The character is advertising executive Don Draper.
The actor continued filming instead of replacing Dunne. Crazy guyA decision that earned him an Emmy for outstanding lead role in a drama series in the seventh and final season of the series, which aired from 2007 to 2015.
Hamm also thanked Slattery and Cohen, both he and Dunne St.
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The actor also starred in the movie St. He made some fun of Affleck, 50, born in Boston, for having to wear a Louis Cardinals cap. “Poor Ben,” he said WWHL mass. “He wasn’t very happy about it.”
A diehard Boston Red Sox fan, Affleck halted production of the psychological thriller for several days when Fincher asked him to wear a New York Yankees cap in one scene.
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“David, I love you, I would do anything for you,” Affleck said in an interview in 2014. New York Times. “’But I’m not going to wear a Yankees hat. I can’t do it. I can’t wear it because a lot is going to happen, David. I will never hear the end. I can’t do it. ”
“I couldn’t put it down,” Affleck admitted.