Comments on: We Read It: Casting David Fincher’s Potential Next Movie ‘Gone Girl’

By: NORYAN?

NORYAN? — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:36 +0000

No Ryan Gosling? What the hell?!

By: Roark

Roark — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:36 +0000

Hopefully they don't age Amy down – I'd argue her insecurity about aging, and how she thinks Nick sees her as she ages, is actually a pretty big part of her character.

By: petra

petra — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:36 +0000

Most of these choices are too young, imo. Amy's 38 and the fact that she's insecure about her age is important. As is the fact that there actually IS a character in her 20's who will lose some of her effectiveness if there's not a contrast between her and Amy.

By: Damian

Damian — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:36 +0000

Maggie Gyllenhaal?

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:36 +0000

Blunt was rumored for the role a few months ago.

By: BEF

BEF — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:36 +0000

Is there a reason that Witherspoon isn't on this list? Couldn't she be producing for, y'know, herself?

By: Really?!?

Really?!? — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:36 +0000

The fact that Ryan Gosling isn't even an honorable mention is flabbergasting. Nick is blonde by the way.

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:36 +0000

I'm really surprised Charlize Theron isn't even mentioned (outside of the Amy Adams blurb). She's the right age, and she seems like the perfect fit for it. She, McAdams, and Chastain were my first thoughts when I was reading the book.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:36 +0000

Theron and Fassbender.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:36 +0000

Of the choices listed above, my ideal pairing would definitely be Bradley Cooper and Amy Adams. For Nick, I would also suggest Zachary Knighton (from "Happy Endings"), who I think has the exact right look for the part.

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:36 +0000

Agreed with the comments stating that the actresses mentioned here are too young for the role of Amy. When I read the book I initially pictured Amy Adams, but then Amy (in the book) morphed into Naomi Watts, particularly when her true character was slowly revealed. She was very reminiscent of Betty in Mulholland Drive.

As for Nick, I like the idea of Patrick Wilson in the role. He has those corn-fed/Midwestern/aw shucks good looks, and has the acting chops to toe the lines between worried spouse, emasculated husband, AND prime suspect.

By: Alan B

Alan B — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:36 +0000

"Chastain's a once-in-a-generation talent" Oh. My. God. I like Chastain fine. She's clearly a technically proficient actress with both emotional and physical range. However, your statement has to be one of the most ridiculously hyperbolic statements I can remember about an actor. Brando was a once-in-a-generation talent, as were Day-Lewis, Olivier and Streep. The likes of Brando and Olivier changed the way actors looked at their craft, whilst Day-Lewis and Streep have delivered extraordinary work for decades. In all honesty, does anyone really believe that Chastain deserves to be compared to those actors? Not to say that she couldn't be that good. But wait 10-20 years before making such an outlandish declaration. When someone declares – without irony – that Chastain is "once-in-a-generation talent" they do nothing but damage their own credibility as a writer.

By: Alan B

Alan B — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:36 +0000

Also, an IMDb user suggested Seyfied for reasons that are strange, but awesome: "I was picturing Amanda Seyfried the whole time as Amy, just because I saw the movie "Gone" maybe six months ago, and had recently heard about Gone Girl on the radio, but didn't pay enough attention to catch if it was a book or a movie, and so when "Gone" showed up from netflix, I was thinking it might have been what I had heard about on the radio. So since then I've just associated the two even though they really have nothing to do with each other." I am pretty sure this is how Madeleine Stowe got her role in 'Revenge'.

By: asiandude

asiandude — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:36 +0000

From these choices, my ideal choice would be James McAvoy & Amy Adams =) Second is Brad, Emily.

But just curious, did any1 think of GOOP??? I kinda like her in "Contagion". Though, she can be too polarizing.

By: PTP

PTP — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:36 +0000

Nick: Eric Bana , Cillian Murphy, Michael Fassbender, Armie Hammer, Patrick Wilson, Sebastian Stan, Joseph Morgan, Tom Hardy, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, and James McAvoy, and Dominic Cooper.

Amy: Emily Blunt ( she shines whenever she goes the dark route ) , Naomi Watts ( Reese Witherspoon raved about her performance in " The Impossible " ) , Anne Hathaway ( Rachel Getting Married & TDKR proved she can be both dark and edgy ) , Ruth Wilson, and Andrea Riseborough.

No: Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, Bradley Cooper, Tobey Maguire, Joseph Gordon Levitt, and the very mediocre Channing Tatum are all too boyish and not manly. Henry Cavill has good looks, but no substance and no acting ability. Benedict Cumberbatch is a gifted actor, but he always comes across as cold and deadly-no sweetness and no likableness. Justin Timberlake is likable on SNL, but in his movies, you can see Timberlake struggle to give decent performances. He was weak and barely had a pulse in The Social Network, In Time, and Friends With Benefits . When it comes to acting, this guy doesn't deserve his media hype.

The Amy character has to be warm, dark and edgy. Michelle Williams is bland and boring with no dark edge ( and no charisma and no star power ) . Williams' forte is portraying very wounded and vulnerable characters. Rooney Mara is always cold on film ( also in her interviews ) , and their is no warmth to her.

By: luke

luke — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:36 +0000

rachel mcadams, would be very good cast for the movie I envision her as amy

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:36 +0000

McAvoy and Mara seem like a good combination.

By: JK1193

JK1193 — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:36 +0000

Between McAvoy and Renner; and Blunt and Chastain. Blunt can be Americana, as her flawless Kansas accent in Looper has proven.

By: Pete

Pete — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:35 +0000

Witherspoon was going to star in the film but she decided to produce it instead apparently she felt the role wasn't right for her and she had already committed to another project that started filming around the same time. Reese is talented but I wish she did more suspense/thrillers instead of the typical rom coms/drama films.

By: E.K.

E.K. — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:35 +0000

Gyllenhaal still acts too young. Mostly it's his voice, which is the same in every work of his I've seen. He needs to change it up, adapt it to suit his characters.

I also respectfully disagree that Zodiac has been his best performance. I had been excited by him after seeing him in Donnie Darko and Brokeback Mountain, but in Zodiac I unfortunately felt that Robert Downey, Jr.'s and Mark Ruffalo's natural and charismatic performances stood in stark contrast to Gyllenhaal's slightly self-conscious presence. Perhaps he was merely miscast, or perhaps I saw the result of the strained working relationship with Fincher. Either way, a Fincher-Gyllenhaal collaboration is not something I want to see again anytime soon.

Gosling is an enjoyable actor, but does not have the depth.

Gordon-Levitt could be very interesting. He has the chops, the looks, the charm, and the ability to play it "close to the chest" (see his emotionally detached character and tightly focused performance in Brick) with an ambiguous darkness (see Manic).

By: Blartug

Blartug — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:35 +0000

Thank god Witherspoon isn't starring in this.

By: Blartug

Blartug — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:35 +0000

Thank god Witherspoon isn't starring in this.

By: simcarter@chapter1-take1

simcarter@chapter1-take1 — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:35 +0000

I am just 'gobsmacked' that Ryan Gosling hasn't even made your back up list. What the what?! Would love to know Y? I would def go for Gosling as Nick with Jessica Chastain as Amy. He's younger, 32 while she's 36. Certainly no one doubts her ability to go dark?
Maybe Gosling will get another look after Place Beyond the Pines comes out.

By: MM

MM — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:35 +0000

Yes! Totally sold on Cooper and Adams as Nick and Amy! Perfect!

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:26:35 +0000

I still wish Reese Witherspoon was going to star in this, she has that perky/menacing thing down pat (Election). If not Reese, I would love to see Michelle Williams or Rachel McAdams get it. They are both great in everything. For the male lead, Bradley Cooper would be perfect. If not him, someone like James Marsden or looks-wise, Josh Duhamel, would fit.