David Fincher Revealed How Ben Affleck’s Smile Landed Him The Role In Gone Girl

David Fincher cast Ben Affleck for Gone Girl due to his smile? ( Photo Credit – Wikimedia )
Ben Affleck landed Gone Girl, but not because of an audition or an Oscar-worthy performance. It was all thanks to his smile—yep, a smile that David Fincher found through a Google Image search. If that’s not the most digital-age move ever, we don’t know what is.
Fincher spilled the tea, saying he needed an actor to nail a specific scene from the film. You know the one—Nick Dunne standing awkwardly next to a missing poster of his wife, flashing a smile that screams, Fincher explained:
“You cast movies based on critical scenes. In Gone Girl, there’s a smile the guy has to give when the local press asks him to stand next to a poster of his missing wife. I flipped through Google Images and found about 50 shots of Affleck...
Ben Affleck landed Gone Girl, but not because of an audition or an Oscar-worthy performance. It was all thanks to his smile—yep, a smile that David Fincher found through a Google Image search. If that’s not the most digital-age move ever, we don’t know what is.
Fincher spilled the tea, saying he needed an actor to nail a specific scene from the film. You know the one—Nick Dunne standing awkwardly next to a missing poster of his wife, flashing a smile that screams, Fincher explained:
“You cast movies based on critical scenes. In Gone Girl, there’s a smile the guy has to give when the local press asks him to stand next to a poster of his missing wife. I flipped through Google Images and found about 50 shots of Affleck...
- 04/12/2024
- di Koimoi.com Team
- KoiMoi
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