Ben Affleck’s “Potty Mouth” Almost Prevented Him From Working With Kevin Smith

Ben Affleck’s One Quality Almost Derailed His Best Movie: “We don’t want him in the movie”

Ben Affleck always had a curse mouth. Although you didn’t see him cursing around in his Batman suit in the DCEU, the actor tended to curse in almost every scene during his career’s early days. Working alongside producer James Jacks in the 1993 film Dazed and Confused, the producer refused Ben Affleck’s casting before he even auditioned for a role in Kevin Smith’s Mallrats. While speaking with People, Smith recalled how Affleck’s “Potty mouth” al…

Ben Affleck's 'Potty Mouth' Nearly Prevented Casting in Kevin Smith Movie

Photo Credit: Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images via Getty Images Kevin Smith, who has had several collaborations with Ben Affleck over the years, recently opened up about Affleck’s audition in Mallrats, a role the actor almost missed out on because of his “potty mouth,” as per Smith. Here’s what the producer of Mallrats thought about Affleck and how it almost negatively impacted his career. Kevin Smith recalls casting Ben Affleck in Mallrats Kevin …

Ben Affleck’s “Potty Mouth” Almost Prevented Him From Working With Kevin Smith

Ben Affleck having a "potty mouth" almost cost him a role in his first Kevin Smith movie. From Ben Affleck's many cameos to playing Bartleby in Dogma, he is one of the actors most commonly found in Smith's work. Smith's first feature film, Clerks (1994), is one of his only movies that Affleck is not featured in.

Ben Affleck Dropped A Lot Of F-Bombs In Dazed And Confused, And Apparently, It Almost Cost Him A Role In A Kevin Smith Movie

Apparently, too much swearing on Dazed and Confused almost prevented Ben Affleck from swearing in a Kevin Smith movie.