Reese Witherspoon has explained why David Fincher rejected her for a key role in Gone Girl . The acclaimed 2014 thriller is based on the novel of the same name by Gillian Flynn , who also adapted the film for the screen. The film did well in theaters, making over $370 million worldwide.

Ben Affleck plays the lead role of Nick Dunne, a man who finds himself in a tough situation when he becomes the main suspect in his wife's disappearance. Playing opposite Affleck is Rosamund Pike as Amy Dunne. The cast also includes Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Carrie Coon, Kim Dickens, and Patrick Fugit.

In an interview on the Las Culturalistas podcast (via Entertainment Weekly ), Witherspoon addressed why she was not cast in Gone Girl . Despite author and screenwriter Flynn b

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