Ben Affleck Joins David Fincher's GONE GIRL
Before Ben Affleck gets back behind the camera to direct his next film, Live By Night, he will star in David Fincher's upcoming new film Gone Girl. It's not secret that I'm a huge fan of Fincher's work, and if anyone can bring the acting talent out of Affleck it's Fincher.
The project is an adaptation of Gillian Flynn's novel, and the story centers on a woman who disappears on the day of her fifth anniversary with all evidence pointing to her husband as the killer. Affleck is set to play the woman's husband. Resse Witherspoon is one of the producers on the movie, but it doesn't look like she will star in it, so the hunt is on for the female lead.
This story is right up Fincher's ally, and I'm sure he's going to turn it into another fantastic film. It starts shooting in the fall, and hopefully when he's done with it he will be able to start work on Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Here's a description of the book:
Marriage can be a real killer.
One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time, New York Times bestseller Gillian Flynn takes that statement to its darkest place in this unputdownable masterpiece about a marriage gone terribly, terribly wrong. The Chicago Tribune proclaimed that her work “draws you in and keeps you reading with the force of a pure but nasty addiction.” Gone Girl’s toxic mix of sharp-edged wit and deliciously chilling prose creates a nerve-fraying thriller that confounds you at every turn.
On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media—as well as Amy’s fiercely doting parents—the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he’s definitely bitter—but is he really a killer?
As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering how well they know the one that they love. With his twin sister, Margo, at his side, Nick stands by his innocence. Trouble is, if Nick didn’t do it, where is that beautiful wife? And what was in that silvery gift box hidden in the back of her bedroom closet?
Thanks to Deadline.