10 Pettiest On Set Movie Feuds

10. Ben Affleck: Fashionista

While Ben Affleck’s comeback had long since been ratified, it was his starring turn in Gone Girl that reminded viewers just how great an actor he can be. As Nick Dunne, husband of the titular missing woman, he was perfectly cast, a man whose innocence you knew to be fact, but with an innate untrustworthiness that kept this thriller fascinating.

And yet, he somehow nearly blew it because he refused to wear a New York Yankees hat. In one scene, Nick attempts to go incognito in an airport, obscuring his face with the peak of a cap. Director David Fincher felt strongly that the headgear in question should sport the Yankees logo.

Affleck, a proud Boston native and Red Sox fan, felt equally strongly that under no circumstances would he rep that particular team, and so production was completely shut down for four days.

The matter was resolved, with Affleck instead wearing a Mets hat, and in the commentary Fincher half-jokingly describes his star as “not...very professional”. Kudos to both for their loyalty to the team/the movie respectively, but if you were funding the movie, you wouldn’t be too amused.