Overview

• Witherspoon said Fincher told her directly he would not cast her as Amy Dunne, despite her initial attachment to star.
• She recounted that author and screenwriter Gillian Flynn had encouraged her to take the part.
• Witherspoon’s company acquired the rights in 2012, and she remained a producer on the 2014 film.
• The role went to Rosamund Pike, whose performance earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination as the movie became Fincher’s top-grossing release at about $369 million worldwide.
• Witherspoon agreed Fincher was right, noting her public persona might shape audience expectations, while Fincher had praised Pike’s ‘opacity’ as a better fit.