This meant that Ben Stiller had to “battle Apple” to get them to agree to cast Scott. That’s a dangerous move as it can potentially backfire and doom an entire project. In the end, Apple let Stiller cast who he wanted, and he was proven right.

Stiller told The Hollywood Reporter that it was paramount he convince streaming platform Apple TV + to give Scott the chance to take on the character of Mark S. in the drama series. Stiller, who executive produces the show and directs several episodes, had previously directed Scott in his 2013 film “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.”

Ben Stiller stuck up for Adam Scott in a way he's never known.

Stiller, 59, and Scott, 51, co-starred in the 2013 film, which Stiller also directed, about a lonely negative asset manager (Stiller) working for Life as the magazine transitions