“I was looking for something I’d never seen before. The book talked about narcissism in a really interesting way—the way we concoct not only an ideal version of ourselves in hopes of seducing a mate, but in hopes of seducing someone who is probably doing the same thing,” David Fincher recently told Time Out when it comes to why he decided to make Gone Girl, adding that “Gillian [Flynn] was looking at what it is that erodes the foundation of marriage.”
While that erosion will certainly be on full display in the film, today we have a preview of the initial interaction between our lead characters (played by Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike). Courtesy of Buzzfeed we can see Nick and Amy meet at a party as they flirt and open up about their lives. The pristine technical details are already on full display here from Fincher and Jeff Cronenweth, and judging from the first reviews, there’s much more to come. Check out the first clip below and return for our review later this week from New York Film Festival.
What do you think of the first clip?