Reese Witherspoon holds no grudge over Gone Girl role
Reese Witherspoon insists she does not begrudge losing the starring role in thriller Gone Girl to Rosamund Pike.
After the Legally Blonde star bought the rights to the hit Gillian Flynn novel and co-produced the movie, it was widely assumed she would land the lead part.
However, the film's director David Fincher chose to cast Pike as
the character Amy Dunne over Witherspoon, but the Oscar winner
insists she is not bitter about the decision.
Witherspoon tells Deadline.com, "(I want) to create interesting
roles for women. I've never thought I was right for every single
role, and I'm actually thrilled to help craft opportunities for
actresses. When I spoke to David, it was with no ego involved.
Mostly, I was thrilled one of our first movies was going to be
directed by one of the great American filmmakers of our time. My
job as producer was to support him and learn all I could. I've
known Rosamund Pike for years. I was excited about the idea of her
playing someone so different."