Steven Spielberg Wouldn't Cast Ben Affleck After He Threw His Son In The Pool

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Director Mike Binder (Reign Over Me) is opening up on Stephen Baldwin's podcast One Bad Movie about how producer Steven Spielberg refused to cast Ben Affleck in 'Man About Town' after a family trip in Spain in the 1990s, with Affleck and his then girlfriend Gwyneth Paltrow, who was Spielberg's goddaughter, ended badly.

"Steven says, 'No. Can't do it with [Affleck]. We just bombed with a movie with him, he's got that whole J. Lo thing going on now, and I have other problems with him. Ben came in fully dressed and my son pushed Ben into the pool, and Ben got really mad at him, and he came out of the pool and he picked him up and threw him back into the pool and made my son cry.' "

"I say, 'Okay, Steven.' So I call Ben's agent, and I say, 'It's not going to work.' Ben calls me up, and he goes, 'Did Steven Spielberg tell you I threw his kid in the water? Is that what happened? Is that why I'm not on your movie?' "

Binder fought to keep Affleck, which caused Spielberg's studio DreamWorks to drop the project in a film about Affleck playing a Hollywood agent whose diary is exposed, which threatens his job and personal life. The film came out in 2006, and to be honest, I never even heard of it until I did this article. I watched the trailer and have less desire now to watch it.

Things changed in 2013 when Affleck's 'Argo' beat Spielberg's 'Lincoln' for best picture at the Academy Awards: "He's at the Academy Awards and they're hugging, and I text him, I'm watching it, I go, 'Ben, tonight you could throw Spielberg's whole family in the pool and get away with it,' " he said. "About an hour later, the phone rings. It's Affleck. He goes, 'That made me laugh so f---ing hard.' "

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