Jon Hamm revealed that he nearly bested another famous A-lister for the role of Nicholas Dunne in the hit film, Gone Girl.

The Top Gun actor said on Watch What Happens Live last week that he had to pass on the movie due to his prior obligations on Mad Men.

I was down to the very end of that, Hamm said of the role, which ultimately went to Ben Affleck . It was meant to be me, but we had to film the continuing adventures of Mr. Draper.

Mad Men ran for seven seasons and aired from 2007 to 2015. Gone Girl hit theaters in 2014.

Hamm added that the main character in Gone Girl is from St. Louis, also where Hamm is from. The actor said that people involved with the film were originally excited about that aspect of his story.