First of all, i didnt write it as an open ending to set up a sequel at all. Rosamund pike will return for gone girl 2 if this person does. Is there a book sequel to gone with the wind or is that just. The sense of suspense in the novel comes from whether or not nick dunne is involved in the disappearance of his wife amy. Gone girl writer gillian flynn open to doing sequel to. Oct 01, 2014 will there ever be a sequel to gone girl that will finally give us some closure after that slight. Gillian flynn says there could be a gone girl sequel at. Oct 08, 2014 the book version of gone girl, so ive heard, is a crime novel. Gone girl movie will have a different ending from the book. Or, i guess, geographicallyspeaking, shes closer than ever before so maybe not so much her physical location but. Sep 26, 2014 gone girl, the latest from that dark lord of cinema, david fincher, opens with a man softly talking about his wifes head.
The chicago tribune proclaimed that flynns work draws you in and keeps you reading with the force of a pure but. It was published by crown publishing group in june 2012. A lot of the fun part, too, was getting to make up some new dialogue. Gone girl begins with amys disappearance on the dunnes fifth wedding anniversary.
If it will focus on the dunnes teen child it makes sense to let affleck and pike age a little, but the big question mark is david finchers involvement. Was there hope for happiness yet, found perhaps in a sequels end. Being the cool girl means i am a hot, brilliant, funny woman who adores football, poker, dirty jokes, and burping, who plays video games, drinks cheap beer, loves threesomes and anal sex, and jams hot dogs and hamburgers into her mouth like shes hosting the worlds biggest culinary gang bang while. Fans of the novel gone girl might be in for a big surprise when the movie version is released later this year. Author gillian flynn leaves door open for gone girl sequel posted on tuesday, january th, 2015 by germain lussier whether youre talking about the book or movie, gone girl has an. Jan 11, 2015 gone girl author gillian flynn says she plans to make a sequel to her award nominated movie. If youre still thinking about the book and have your opinions on it, i think its a great.
Gillian flynn is an american author of 3 novels, and a former critic for the popular entertainment magazine entertainment weekly. The ending of gone girl is a big point of contention for a lot of readers. Her novel gone girl reached the number one spot on the new york times bestsellers list, and has been highly praised by fans. Dec 05, 20 the novel is full of mirrors and dead ends, just like gone girl, and it has a psychotic girl at its heart. Read on for flynns explanation as to why gone girls ending is the only one that would have worked. Or, i guess, geographicallyspeaking, shes closer than ever before so maybe not so. Gone girl is also the title of a lew archer story, in the 1955 collection the name is archer, by ross macdonald, who flynn has also cited as a favorite author. Jan 10, 2014 fans of the novel gone girl might be in for a big surprise when the movie version is released later this year. Marriage at its best can be the greatest thing in the world for someone and at its worst can destroy.
She discusses ben affleck getting nude for film, and a possible sequel. New twobook deal for gone girl author gillian flynn. Gone girl, the latest from that dark lord of cinema, david fincher, opens with a man softly talking about his wifes head. Nov 15, 2012 asked if additional plot details were available for either new book, a press representative for the publisher said in a concise email, unfortunately no. Sharp objects im gonna go there and say im a huge fan of gillian flynn. Author gillian flynn leaves door open for gone girl sequel. A version of this article appears in print on 11162012, on page c 2 of the newyork edition with the headline. Unhappily, the author didnt have the magic touch that mitchell had with her characters, and while the same people are involved, the book is very disappointing. As gone girl rolled through production, there was talk about director david fincher and screenwriter gillian flynn tinkering with and possibly changing the. The book debuted on the new york times bestsellers list. She never undertook any sequel which some thought sad. The gonewiththewind sequel that wasnt the saturday. In fact, dark places was actually published before gone. Gone girl is a 2014 american psychological thriller film directed by david fincher and with a screenplay by gillian flynn based on her 2012 novel of the same title.
A majority of the characters have ulterior motives and are trying to use each other to serve their own selfish ends, though of course amy takes the cake when it comes to disingenuousness. Gone girls ending is different from the book in these. Oct 07, 2014 gone girl doesnt have a totally defined ending. The muchanticipated gone girl soundtrack has dropped. Gone girl author gillian flynn says she plans to make a sequel to her award nominated movie. While flynn hasnt written the book or the sequels screenplay yet. Asked by a reporter if she would consider being part of a sequel to the original, the actress responded that she would only be interested if flynn were involved. Dec 04, 2012 gone girl author gillian flynn talks murder, marriage, and con games gone girl author gillian flynn to write her first young adult novel amazon picks its 10 best books of 2012. Gone girl author gillian flynn on a possible sequel and her chilling new book. The image of his hand caressing a womans sleek blond hair in. It was the only thing that made sense to me, that made sense to what was true to the book and true to the characters. The author of the bestselling thriller, gone girl, also wrote the screenplay to the big screen version. New twobook deal for gone girl author gillian flynn the.
I would like to see what the next chapter in there story would bring. Gone girl author gillian flynn talks murder, marriage, and con games gone girl author gillian flynn to write her first young adult novel amazon picks its 10 best books of 2012. There is a sequel, called scarlett, but it wasnt written by margaret mitchell she refused to write a sequel and it didnt happen until after she died. Not just literally, as in the sicko punch and judy puppets amy gets nick for their anniversary, but metaphorically. Oct 21, 2014 even though the book ends very satisfyingly, it doesnt end the way i wanted it to. As of 2019, no sequel to gone girl has been published. I was wondering if you guys have heard any rumors about them doing a sequel to gone girl. Gone is the girl hilary handy amy framed for stalking. This was a great bookcant believe i finished it in 3 daysamy definitely has some serious mental issues but for me that is what made the book that much interesting of a read. There could be a gone girl sequel, reveals gillian flynn the bestselling author says a second instalment of the blockbuster would revisit the dunnes years later share on facebook. Will there ever be a sequel to gone girl that will finally give us some closure after that slight. The film adaptation of the bestselling novel is directed by david fincher, and stars ben affleck and rosamund pike as the toxic married couple nick and amy dunne. The result was gone girl, a publishing phenomenon that has sold eight million copies since its release in 2012 and is that rarity in the book world. Oct 10, 2014 rosamund pike has admitted that she would return for a sequel to gone girl, but only if gillian flynn writes the potential followup.
Is there a book sequel to gone with the wind or is that. Gone girl is an example of mystery, suspense, and crime genres. Two new works of fiction will soon be coming from gillian flynn, the author of the bestselling thriller gone girl. Nov 22, 2010 there is a sequel, called scarlett, but it wasnt written by margaret mitchell she refused to write a sequel and it didnt happen until after she died. Jan, 2015 gone girl author gillian flynn, whose bestselling novel inspired the 2014 david fincher film of the same name, hasnt ruled out the possibility of a sequel to the darkly comic movie. Gillian flynn says there could be a gone girl sequel at some.
Gillian flynn has killed off amy, the deranged heroine of her blockbuster thriller. That was never my intention when i wrote the book, and its funny how. Gone girl became a bestselling book upon its 2012 release, and also inspired a hit movie starring ben affleck and rosamund pike. Rosamund pike will return for gone girl 2 if this person. I love this novel because april henry uses such descriptive words and details although the main character is count all her bones by april henry. Lets set this one on their tenth anniversarywhen baby enters preschool. Watch nick and amys first meeting in new gone girl clip there s a mean girls sequel, and jennifer anistons going to be in it. The film stars ben affleck, rosamund pike, neil patrick harris, and tyler perry. Men always say that as the defining compliment, dont they. Heres how gillian flynn defended the ending of gone girl. Since so much of gone girl is internal, much of my job was to get their characters across without the luxury of being completely inside their minds. May 14, 2011 gone with the wind was the one book margaret mitchell wrote and had published.
The novel is full of mirrors and dead ends, just like gone girl, and it has a psychotic girl at its heart. Gone girl is a thriller novel in the mystery and crime genres, by the american writer gillian flynn. Two of gillians works are being adapted in to feature films slated for releases in 2014. Gone girl author speaks about possible sequel youtube. Gone girl author gillian flynn on a possible sequel and her. Flynn, nominated for best screenplay for the hot movie, wants her original cast of ben affleck and rosamund pike back with david fincher directing. But mitchell flat out said no deal, refused until her dying day.
Oct 24, 2015 the result was gone girl, a publishing phenomenon that has sold eight million copies since its release in 2012 and is that rarity in the book world. Oddly enough, it was pike who got the ball rolling on the idea of a gone girl sequel back in 2014. Rosamund pike has admitted that she would return for a sequel to gone girl, but only if gillian flynn writes the potential followup. Gone girl author gillian flynn, whose bestselling novel inspired the 2014 david fincher film of the same name, hasnt ruled out the possibility of a. Is gillian flynn planning to write a sequel to gone girl. The crown publishers imprint of random houses crown publishing group is announcing on thursday that it has extended its longterm arrangement with ms. As gone girl rolled through production, there was talk about director david fincher and screenwriter gillian flynn tinkering with and possibly changing the ending to the authors bestselling. This boxed set contains the three novels from bestselling author gillian flynn. Flynn, nominated for best screenplay for the hot movie, wants her original cast of ben affleck and.
Gone girl is the movie flynn fans hoped for and sets pike up for a worthy oscar nomination but fincher disappoints in failing to improve upon the alreadybrilliant book. While gillian flynn maintains the ending of gone girl wasnt meant as sequel bait, shes admitted to being interested in revisiting the dunnes a few years down the road. Gone girl writer gillian flynn open to doing sequel to the. Gone girl sequel gillian flynn on gone girl sequel. Gone girl author gillian flynn may not have won for best screenplay at. May 20, 2016 oddly enough, it was pike who got the ball rolling on the idea of a gone girl sequel back in 2014. Oct 18, 2019 the original gone girl was a big success and key cast and crew are interested, so gone girl 2 is a possibility. I actually like this the best of frenchs novels, but its kinder than a gillian flynn novel. In a novel, you can get inside of peoples heads and obviously in a movie, you cant.
Given the enormous success of both gone girl the novel and gone girl the film, its no surprise that novelist gillian flynn would be open to the idea of a. Jan 11, 2015 the author of the bestselling thriller, gone girl, also wrote the screenplay to the big screen version. Surely, a couple this perversely perfect for each other has many more years of riveting nasty machinations ahead of them. With half of the first part of the book taking the form of diary entries by the gone girl, it took me a while to really realise that everything i had read in the first part of the book was not as it seemed and there was a nefarious reason for the tone of these diary entries. Despite the current glut of movie sequels, theyre hardly new. At the end of the novel, nick and amy have agreed to remain married. The novel became quite popular and soon made the new york times best seller list. While dark places originated in the same mind as gone girl, its a separate and selfcontained story.
Watch nick and amys first meeting in new gone girl clip theres a mean girls sequel, and jennifer anistons going to. There are twists and turns and even when you think you know whats going on, you really dont. Jan 12, 2015 gone girl author gillian flynn may not have won for best screenplay at. Given the enormous success of both gone girl the novel and gone girl the film, its no surprise that novelist gillian flynn would be open to the idea of a sequel. The question and answer section for gone girl is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. Rosamund pike and costar tyler perry have also said theyd be interested in returning if flynn wrote a gone girl 2. In 1939, the same year mgm distributed gone with the wind, the studio also released its third thin man, its second and. Gone girl author gillian flynn on a possible sequel and. Rosamund pike and costar tyler perry have also said theyd be interested in returning if flynn wrote a gone girl 2 in an e. Tyler perry thinks gone girl 2 can happen screen rant. Scarlett is a 1991 novel by alexandra ripley, written as a sequel to margaret mitchells 1936 novel, gone with the wind. It is a thrilling, crime filled book about a 17 year old blind girl named cheyenne who gets kidnapped and has to find a way to escape.