The two most coveted spots in the festival are the opening and closing spots. I have no idea what the closing one is, but I just found out, yesterday, darlings, that "Gone Girl," David Fincher's film of the Gillian Flynn novel, is the opener. The film stars Ben Affleck as the husband, but what has me fascinated is the fact that Fincher, who knows how to deal with aberrant material, is directing, so he should mine some gold from it. But, I have to wonder--the novel has a tricky twist that is easier to pull off on the printed page, than on the screen. For those who have already read the book, you know what I am talking about. But for those who haven't, and the film is their first exposure to the story, I wonder how they will react, and how it will be handled?
Ben Affleck--good casting--is playing hubby Nick Dunne. But who is this Rosamunde Pike, who is playing the pivotal role of wife, Amy? She had better be good! Others in the film include Neil Patrick Harris, Sela Ward, and Tyler Perry, so the film should have some interest.
But will it match the book? Even more important, will the film version of "Dark Places," which I think is Flynn's better book, with Charlize Theron, replacing Amy Adams, who would have been perfect as Libby!!!!, and Chloe Grace Moretz, who I cannot imagine being slutty enough to play Diondra!!!!!!!, and is directed by a lesser known Gilles Paquet-Brenner!!!!!!!!! Who???????????????
At least,with David Fincher, (who I have been anxious to work with, girls!!!!!!!!!!) "Gone Girl" may have a chance. We shall see!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
See you at the movies, darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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