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Ben Stiller Regrets Cutting Daughter from Walter Mitty

10/14/2025

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Ben Stiller says cutting his daughter Ella from the 2013 film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a major regret.
In the documentary Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost, he discusses how his father's perfectionism shaped his parenting.
Ella, now 23, recalls being scared during her brief scene and says it didn't make sense.
The documentary premiered on October 5 and will stream on Apple TV+ starting October 24.

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Ben Stiller says cutting his daughter Ella from the 2013 film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a major regret.
In the documentary Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost, he discusses how his father's perfectionism shaped his parenting.
Ella, now 23, recalls being scared during her brief scene and says it didn't make sense.
The documentary premiered on October 5 and will stream on Apple TV+ starting October 24.