Mike Binder reveals why Ben Affleck missed out on Steven Spielberg's film

Updated On: 24 December, 2025 07:46 AM IST | Los Angeles | IANS

Steven Spielberg refused to direct Man About Town with Ben Affleck after the actor made his son cry during a family vacation. Director Mike Binder revealed Spielberg cited this incident and Affleck’s past flops as reasons to drop the project

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Filmmaker Steven Spielberg refused to make Man About Town (2006) with Ben Affleck because the actor had made his son cry. Director Mike Binder made this revelation on Stephen Baldwin’s podcast.

Steven Spielberg, who wanted to produce ‘Man About Town’, dropped it when Ben Affleck was cast in it