Overview

• Witherspoon told Las Culturistas that Fincher sat her down and said he would not cast her as Amy Dunne because she was "totally wrong" for the role.
• She said author Gillian Flynn wanted her to play Amy, but Fincher declined despite the author's preference.
• Witherspoon remained on the project as a producer through Pacific Standard, later Hello Sunshine, and describes the experience as an "ego check."
• She suggested her public persona and built-in audience may have worked against her, and she praised Rosamund Pike and Ben Affleck as perfectly cast.
• Pike ultimately earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination for Gone Girl, which grossed about $369 million worldwide and stands as Fincher's top-grossing film.