'Friends' reunion director explains Paul Rudd, Cole Sprouse's absence

'Friends: The Reunion' director, Ben Winston, explained why Paul Rudd, who played Phoebe's husband Mike Hannigan in the sitcom, and Cole Sprouse, who played Ross' son Ben Geller, were absent from the special. "We couldn't get everybody...some people couldn't fly internationally, some people were on other TV or film shoots, some people are in bubbles on stuff," he told TheWrap.