Reese Witherspoon Explains Why David Fincher Refused to Cast Her in ‘Gone Girl’ Despite Gillian Flynn’s Blessing | Video

Reese Witherspoon explained how her desire to play Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike) in “Gone Girl” was ultimately shut down by director David Fincher.

“David sat me down – and this is not on David – but David’s like, ‘You’re totally wrong for this part, and I’m not putting you in it,'” the “The Morning Show” star shared with Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers during an appearance on their podcast series “Las Culturistas.”

At the time, Witherspoon explained that “Gone Girl” was...