Will Ben Affleck star in 'Gone Girl'?
Will actor Ben Affleck headline a high-profile literary adaptation?
According to , Affleck is in talks to play husband Nick Dunne in the big-screen version of Gillian Flynn鈥檚 smash hit mystery novel 鈥淕one Girl.鈥� 鈥�The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo鈥� director David Fincher is already aboard to helm the film.
Flynn is working on the screenplay with Fincher, according to Deadline.
Affleck鈥檚 film 鈥�Argo,鈥� which he directed, recently captured the Best Picture prize at the 2013 Oscars. He starred in the film and also appeared in the recent movies 鈥淭o the Wonder鈥� and 鈥�The Town,鈥� which he also directed.
According to the website , there are several actresses interested in the part of Amy, Nick鈥檚 wife who disappears on their fifth anniversary, including 鈥�Looper鈥� star Emily Blunt, 鈥�Black Swan鈥� actress Natalie Portman, and 鈥�Prometheus鈥� star Charlize Theron. The Wrap says 鈥渁n individual familiar with the project鈥� gave them the shortlist. However, the says a 鈥渟ource close to the project鈥� told them Portman鈥檚 out.
鈥淕one Girl鈥� is still at number 11 on the combined print and e-book fiction bestseller list after having been released in the summer of 2012.
