Tonight on TV: Filming delayed for four days because Ben Affleck ‘refused to wear a hat’

Tonight, France 2 airs Gone Girl with Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike, directed by David Fincher, Monsieur Seven and Fight Club. But did you know that according to the director, the filming of the film was stopped for four days because of the hat?

time Audio commentary From the movie offered on DVD, David Fincher is quite playful during much of the recording, going so far as to tell an anecdote about the baseball cap that Affleck was supposed to wear in the movie:

I really wanted him to wear a Yankees hat, but being from Boston and not really a professional actor, Ben refused to wear a Yankees hat. We didn’t come, but we had to stop filming for four days.

A compromise was found and the actor wore a New York Mets cap in the final scene. He asked about this incredible anecdote New York TimesBen Affleck replied:

“I told him, ‘David, I love you, I’ll do anything for you, but I’m not wearing a Yankees cap.’ I can not. I can’t because I know it will get people talking, David. I’ve been hearing about it all my life, I can’t do it. And I couldn’t do it.”

What may not be clear from this quote is that Ben Affleck is referring to social media. In Boston, where Affleck is from, the local team is called the Red Sox, and he is a huge fan of them. The actor feels that the city’s community will not forgive him for wearing another team’s hat, especially the Yankees, who have been the rival team of the Red Sox for almost a century.

So it seems that this issue was very important, and remember that at the time, Ben Affleck had already been announced for the role of Bruce Wayne in Batman V Superman, and his casting was already causing a lot of talk (for better and for worse). in social networks. The actor probably wanted to avoid it for himself haters.

But is this whole story of aborted filming real? Actress Carrie Coon, who plays Rosamund Pike’s character’s daughter-in-law, has since shown skeptically :

“I don’t remember the four-day break on Capik (…). I think it was a bit excessive, even though they are both very passionate people. David Fincher said that it bothers Ben a lot, but Ben really likes it.”

So was David Fincher “trolling” in the audio commentary? Did Ben Affleck respond to this provocation with a personal wink at the director? Does Carrie Coon have a bad memory and is this all true?

Nothing is certain, and the legend of the hat being responsible for delaying filming is likely to remain, true or not. Because, as Valance said in The Man Who Shot Liberty, “When the legend exceeds the reality, we publish the legend.”