Did Ben Affleck Drop Out Of New Movie Because Of Kristen Stewart?

Kristen Stewart & Ben Affleck

Just a couple of weeks ago it sounded confirmed that Kristen Stewart and Ben Affleck would be co-starring in the comedy Focus. Well, scratch that!

Stewart told The Huffington Post they would start shooting in April, and she'd play a newbie con artist who worked with the older, wiser Ben. There were supposed to be "passionate" love scenes between the two.

But Affleck just dropped out. His rep confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that it was a scheduling issue, since he has upcoming directing projects and awards season promotion for Argo.

Wouldn't he already have known he was committed to those things before this point?

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