I haven't had a chance to read the wildly popular book "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn yet, but it is definitely on my list. According to "Deadline" it may be on David Fincher's list too--his list of possible upcoming movie projects.
Fincher, who is currently working on a remake of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, is considering the female driven thriller as his next film. This is of course assuming he doesn't sit in the director's chair for the next Star Wars film, which is still a possibility. David Fincher is no stranger to thrillers with strong female leads as 2011's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo proves. Having heard the various plot points that Flynn's book involves, I'd say this was right up his alley.
Academy Award winning actress Reese Witherspoon will produce the film through 20th Century Fox under her Pacific Standard movie banner. No word yet if she'll star in the movie but it's probably inevitable.
For those of you not familiar with the book here is a brief synopsis:
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?
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