Posted by BugMEout at ppp073.usr203.pioneeris.net on December 15, 1999 at 09:22:44:
In Reply to: Ben Affleck drops out of "The Score"... posted by Placenta Jones on December 15, 1999 at 08:51:13:
: Got this off Variety today. Man, turning down a chance to work with DeNiro. I hope Ben's alright.
: Enjoy,
: PJ
: :Affleck drops out of ``Score''
: By Michael Fleming
: NEW YORK (Variety) - ``The Score'' scorecard has a last minute scratch: Ben Affleck has abruptly dropped out of the film he was scheduled to costar in with Robert De Niro for director Frank Oz. Sources said an offer was quickly put out to Brad Pitt, who is available and looking to work in a commercial picture.
: Affleck had no definitive replacement project, but several strong possibles. One is ``Cinderella Man,'' about a depression-era boxer, is taking shape as a co-production between Universal and Miramax with Billy Bob Thornton a possible director.
: Affleck is also developing with director Betty Thomas ``The Dreyfus Affair,'' the Peter Lefcourt novel about a second baseman and shortstop on a major league baseball team who fall in love.
: Reuters/Variety