Similar Topic: From The Page Of Gone Girl
Here is his reply to a viewer's question about Gone Girl:
"I was down to the very end of that ( film casting). It was meant to be me, but we had to film the continuing adventures of Mr. Draper."
According to a Page Six report from 2014, Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner refused to let Hamm out of his contract to do the movie, which went on to become a massive critical and commercial success.