

Like or dislike doesn’t really come into it.”ĭuring the New York Film Festival press conference following a screening, Pike had said that she did not think Amy Dunne could possibly be a man. When asked if she likes Amy Dunne, with a clear reflection Pike said, “I don’t know. “She’s a great character, and not just because she gives an actress a great range to play, but I think she points out something brilliant and something intelligent about being a woman and coming to a relationship in this narcissistic day and age.” “I read the book when David Fincher talked to me about doing the film, and you know, she startled me,” Pike said. The character herself is an arguably confounding one, but Pike views that as incredibly relevant for both readers and viewers today. Pike, creating Amy Dunne on the screen was the opportunity to build a character with every frame, even in the silence. “I remember the first week that I was walking into, and the camera’s looking at me from behind, and David said, ‘You’re not impressed enough.’ And the camera’s on the back of my head! And yet, you see all of that.” For Ms.
