Cause I've just read in the trivia section that she intended to play the role, but later withdrew from it during the talks with David Fincher. I think the movie is good, still I have to read the book yet. I guess It may be even better. But I also think the movie would've been ruined if she acted... What are your thoughts?
shareI can, but it would be a very different Amy, one that I think I would like less than Rosamund's. Reese's a little too sweet, and when she's being vilaneous, she comes off more... I don't know? Fiery? Not fiery, but just not what Amy supposed to be, which is... icy? LOL, what am I saying? Anyway, Rosamund is totally icy and ambiguous. She's like a blank slate, which is how I imagined Amy to be when I read the book. Reese would put in a little too much personality, I think.
shareI'd like to see that with Marky Mark, sort of a Fear 2.
shareI think it would have been interesting, to say the least. I think Witherspoon may have actually portrayed Amy more in the way I pictured her in the book before I saw the movie, had she been cast instead.
Don't get me wrong - I loved Rosamund Pike's performance, and I do not wish anyone would have replaced her. When it came to giving a chilling, scary performance, especially where it really mattered, I think Pike knocked it way out of the park. However, there has to be something that makes Amy likable not just to draw the characters to her, but the audience as well. And Rosamund Pike DID deliver that, a little...but there was also that slight feeling that she wasn't all she seemed to be even when she was portraying Diary Amy. Even when she was trying to be friendly and sweet in her good days in her marriage to Nick, I could still sense that darkness to her, and I don't think we were really supposed to.
What makes Amy so dangerous is her ability to just get anyone to fall for her charms. Most people who meet her for the first time are completely taken in by her act. In other words, she's dangerous because she doesn't look dangerous. I would have loved to see a woman who has a very sweet demeanor and a musical sounding voice get cast as Amy - even Pike's voice sounded pretty deep and threatening - even when she's in a great mood, you can already tell you don't want to piss her off. That's one reason I want to see this story adapted to the stage - Amy alone is such a dynamic character with so many layers that it's impossible for one actress to do them all, no matter how talented she is. I'd love to see many different takes on this character.