Gone Girl Director Defended Carrie Coon’s Performance After She Hated It

Carrie Coon says David Fincher responded to her previous comment that she did not enjoy her performance in Gone Girl, later clarifying her statement.

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Carrie Coon was not a fan of her performance in David Fincher’s Gone Girl, prompting the director to dissuade her. Coon starred in her feature film debut as Margo “Go” Dunne, the twin sister of the protagonist Nick Dunne, portrayed by Ben Affleck. Gone Girl is based on the Gillian Flynn suspense thriller novel about the disappearance of Nick’s wife Amy, told from both perspectives of the couple. The movie also starred Rosamund Pike, who received an Oscar nomination for her performance as Amy, along with Kim Dickens, Neil Patrick Harris, and Tyler Perry.

Coon began her career on stage, receiving a Tony nomination for her role as Honey in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, before having a breakout year with Gone Girl. Shortly after, she went on to have leading roles in series like The Leftovers, the third season of Fargo, and the second season of The Sinner. Coon then went on to land movie roles in The Post, Widows, Avengers: Infinity War, and The Nest. She will soon be seen in Ghostbusters: Afterlife with Paul Rudd, and the HBO period drama series, The Gilded Age, created by Julian Fellowes.

Per Indiewire, Coon stated that Fincher reassured her of her performance in Gone Girl, after expressing her distaste over it. Coon first mentioned that she found her debut performance on film “horrific to watch” because she saw herself just “making faces,” later stating that she improved when she filmed The Leftovers. Fincher then went on email her about her character of Margo and how she was important to the overall story. Coon later went on to clarify her original comments, explaining what she meant and how the film made her better with future performances. The full statement can be viewed below:

“David, of course, emailed me as soon as that headline broke. (Laughs.) He was like, ‘It was really important for Margo to be really transparent in her emotional life because Ben is lying and is closed off. It’s a story point.’ And I was like, ‘I know! That’s not what I meant!’ So I was expecting to hear from David and I definitely did. All I really meant to say was that between ‘Gone Girl’ and ‘The Leftovers,’ I got better because I had worked with David and Ben [Affleck] and Kim Dickens. So I was engaged in a learning process in ‘Gone Girl,’ and so when I watch ‘Gone Girl,’ I see my learning process. I see myself learning. And then by the time I got to ‘The Leftovers,’ I was able to take what I learned and apply it in my work going forward. So when ‘Gone Girl’ and ‘The Leftovers’ came out in the reverse order, I felt like the culmination came out before the learning process came out into the world. That’s all I meant. I just want to be the first person to say I don’t think it’s horrific or grotesque. It’s just as an actor, I was learning and so that’s what I see when I watch my performance.”

It can certainly be nerve-racking for an actress to make a feature film debut, especially when the film is directed by David Fincher, who has a reputation for his directing style, including shooting a massive amount of takes for a scene. However, Coon tends to look at the experience as an opportunity to better herself, which is why is she is consistently known for being one of the best actresses working, whether on camera or on stage. In the film, the character of Margo was everything that Nick was not, therefore not only being able to keep him in check and detect his lies, but also providing the story an outlet to release the frustrations on the main character.

Coon continues to be one of the most in-demand actresses in all mediums and has always turned in distinct and memorable performances, despite her personal views on it. But it turns out, her interpretation of the character on Gone Girl was exactly what the film needed and that role was the catalyst for her later career. With Coon’s mindset of always learning from each role, she will continue to turn in stellar performances in her future projects, and it will be exciting to see what she will do next.

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