Will Ben Affleck star in 'Gone Girl'?
Sources say 'Argo' actor and director Ben Affleck is in negotiations to star as Nick, the mysterious husband, in the film version of 'Gone Girl.'
Sources say 'Argo' actor and director Ben Affleck is in negotiations to star as Nick, the mysterious husband, in the film version of 'Gone Girl.'
Will actor Ben Affleck headline a high-profile literary adaptation?
According to Deadline, 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� 鈥淭he 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 鈥淎rgo,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 鈥淭he Town,鈥� which he also directed.
According to the website The Wrap, there are several actresses interested in the part of Amy, Nick鈥檚 wife who disappears on their fifth anniversary, including 鈥淟ooper鈥� star Emily Blunt, 鈥淏lack Swan鈥� actress Natalie Portman, and 鈥淧rometheus鈥� star Charlize Theron. The Wrap says 鈥渁n individual familiar with the project鈥� gave them the shortlist. However, the Los Angeles Times 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 New York Times combined print and e-book fiction bestseller list after having been released in the summer of 2012.