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Why Steven Refused to Work With Ben

Us Weekly

January 19, 2026

When filmmaker Mike Binder wrote the screenplay for his 2006 movie, Man About Town, the plan was for Steven Spielberg to direct it.

Spielberg allegedly once called Affleck "cold as hell."

This story is from the January 19, 2026 edition of Us Weekly.

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