david fincher, not so much. >> seth: yeah, right. [ laughter ] >> he calls you out.ng. >> seth: yeah, he seems very detail-oriented. >> so, you can't really come with a bag of tricks and that's kind of what your job is on a sitcom is to have like a fun bag of tricks and things that you can do. so, he would bust you out easily. like, i'd do a double take and i thought that was really creepy and cool. you know what i mean? she'd say a line and i'd finish and i'd go -- [ laughter ] cut. and he'd come back and "neil, quit the double take." [ laughter ] >> seth: you can't do a double take. >> i was like, "gah! you got me, fincher." [ laughter ] >> seth: this is such a -- of the autobiographies that have been written, this is such a unique take. you did a choose your own adventure, which was a style book i loved as a kid. >> do you remember them? >> seth: i do remember them. i used to take them out all the time from the library. they're so much fun. i wonder if anybody knows what they are anymore. >> the conceit of the choose your own adventure book is -- they still have t

it is now filmed right david fincher.ere is the trailer for "gone girl." >> nick dunne, you are probably the most hated man in america right now. did you kill your wife, nick? >> everyone told us and told us, marriage is hard work. not for me and nick. >> as you all know, my wife disappeared three days ago. i had nothing to do with the disappearance of my wife. i have nothing to hide. >> friends she talked to? >> not really. >> you do not know she has friends, you do not know what she does all day, and you do not know her blood type. >> you really do not like him, do you? >> i am trying to be nice to the people who are volunteering to help find amy. >> my husband loves me. but i could be wrong. >> amy is the kind of girl who attracts admirers. >> i am hoping you can tell me what this means. do you see this girl right here? >> yes, i remember her. >> what did she want? >> she wanted a gun. >> we are all scared, but we are all here now. >> i feel like i could disappeared. >> the hallmark of a sociopath is a lack of empathy.

so david fincher's "gone girl," we'll talk about this later, he's phenomenal. >> no, he's great. they wanted, i don't want the say ghost director, but, you know -- >> jon: oh, did he come to you for a lot of advice? >> a lot of help. he's a guy that's new, looking for help and said, hey, you wouldn't mind making the decisions? you're a good kid you're starting out so in terms of casting maybe the entire movie, that's mostly you. it's amazing. >> virtually every shot in the movie, i am entirely responsible for. >> because it's getting tremendous reviews. >> i know, isn't that fun! >> jon: yes! >> i wasn't going to come out in front of the movie. david is an amazing -- >> jon: yeah. >> it was as much about getting to act for him which is great because he really protects you and he's very smart and makes a smart movie and it's also like stealing stuff as a director. these are the kind of movies. >> jon: the fandom, you're in the swamps where people have very high expectations. >> oh, yes. >> jon: but the "gone girl" delivers. >> it's from a great book. it's about not only their expe

david fincher directs.--" the guy's just the greatest. >> brilliant. "the social network", "girl with the dragon tattoo", "panic room", "the gang." i mean, his body of work is unbelievable. he's a brilliant guy. >> jimmy: i heard that he -- he does 100 takes, almost. or 50 takes of everything. >> it's a lot of takes. yeah, but he's looking for something. there's this word i'd never heard of. it's called nuance. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you've heard of it. >> hell no, i've never heard no nuance. everything's big for me, right? so he's looking for it in the film. and he holds on to his eye. he's amazing. and as you see the film, you know what i'm talking about. the guy is brilliant. >> jimmy: i mean, you and ben affleck are both great directors as well. did you pick up any tips? >> for me, it was like going to school. and he and ben would be having a conversation. i'd be like, "okay, let me write that down." yeah, yeah. because i mean, they're just so smart and so brilliant in the way they direct. i'm like "put

thriller 'gone girl' claimed the number one spot at the box office this weekend, becoming director david fincher'sebut ever! 'annabelle' followed close behind, taking the number two spot. and 'the equalizer' rounded out the top 3. it was supposed to be an emotional moment for a loved one. but. a cleveland man says the government is to blame for turning a memorial for a mother into a horrific event. and now. it's led to a federal lawsuit. it was his mother's wish to have her ashes spread in the caribbean sea, but a lawsuit claimed a disturbing event happened which destroyed her wish. the lawsuit claims that agents unscrewed the lead and then put the earn recklessly back. the man whose mother was mother's ashes were in turn was very very upset. policy on how to that handle in turn are very clear, but he is the rules state that no officer should it ever opened in turn. the lawsuit claims that this policy was not followed. he is suing in asking for $750,000.. thomas' lawyer says his client never received an apology for what happened to the ashes. when a 75-year-old man was being attacked, it was a tee

. >> david fincher comes to you and offers you a role.ur own film. how did you handle that? >> despite the fact it wasn't sunshine and smiles everyday with this movie. there's dark stuff in here. david is interesting. i knew as a performer, i've have the chance to pick up new trix. >> we mentioned you have roles under scrutiny. you're shooting batman now. first of all, are you getting good points at home with kids? >> i have two older girls and one younger boy. he's just figuring out what batman is about. if i was in "frozen," i would be king of the world. if i was elsa -- that's not the case. people said i was too old to play the part. i've had people come up hugely enthusiastic. i think both reactions are pretty irrelevant. at the end of the day, you do your job or don't. you come out to a movie people like. if they don't, you got the role any way. >> great having you here. >> thanks. it's been ring ring! progresso! you soup people have my kids loving vegetables. well vegetables... shh! taste better in our savory broth. vegetables!? no.

hasn't made a break -- gone girl raking $38 million that is the career best opening for director david fincherd on a book by the same name the dark drama stars been affleck a man whose wife has gone missing. that is the latest from the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. >> president obama's expected to meet with white house officials and cdc director tom in less than 30 minutes. the president has said to be receiving an update on the ebola outbreak in africa. and discuss the administration's plans on combating the virus going forward. as the fifth american inif he could with ebola arrived today, medical hospitals are ramping up their efforts against the deadly virus. fox news' doctor, dr. marc siegel joins us to give us an inside look as to how hospitals are preparing for the worse. >> if there's a suspicion of ebola, how do we confirm that a patient has it? i'm a practicing physician to see what measures they are taking. i spoke with dr. michael fellowships medical director of infection control. and he says there's a multilayered system of protections in place to quickly id

it is directed by david fincher and stars ben afleck and based on the novel by gillian flynn.here's a preview of the conversation in full monday night. thank you for joining us. see you then. >> mick dunn, probably the most hated man in america right now, for killing your wife. everyone told us and told us marriage is hard work. not for me and nick. >> as y'all know, my wife, amy elliott dunn, disappeared three days ago. i had nothing to do with the disappearance of my wife. i have nothing to hide. >> you have friend -- she has fs to talk to? >> not really. you don't know her friends or her blood type. >> a good guy. you don't like him. i'm being nice to the people who are volunteering to help amy. >> have you ever seen those glasses before? >> amy attracts admirers. whoever took her is bound to bring her back. >> tell me what this means. amy treasure hunt. seen this girl? i remember her. know you. i saw you at the volunteer. i wanted to help. >> what did she want? a gun. we are all scared but here now. >> i feel like something to be jetsonned, if necessary. i feel like i coul

david fincher direct story titled gone girl. friend at 20th century fox helped ukee washington with your preview of this story, it is about the deep dark fault lines of an american marriage. >> probably the most hated man in america right now. did your kill your wife nick report report screen play was written by jillian flynn based on her best seller. >> lovers of the book will love this film because. >> because it is true to the dark, toxic spirit of the book. >> reporter: wife amy dunn played by robin pike, shadow grew up in the character children book amazing amy but who is she really. >> she can mountain get a read of her. you don't know quite who she is. you are seeing someone smiling at you and not quite convinced. >> reporter: smiles, something ben afflict told me willow casely appear on the faces of movie goers with the film's scattered humeerd it. >> it is so tightly well wrapped and squeezing you look a vice you have to have that outlet of humor to let the audience breathe for a minute. >> everyone told us, marriage is

. >> emphasizing it was a cold set, affleck also explained it was director david fincher who insisted ben in the film telling affleck he wanted to show the naked underbelly of the film. -- of the character. >> whatever it takes to sell tickets. the thing hits theaters -- not the thing, the movie hits theaters on friday. >>> chanel has managed to make a fashion statement and political statement all at once. >> turned the paris fashion show into a protest without skimping an style. they put together a feminist demonstration featuring a bunch of models. including gisele bundchen to name a few. >> kendall jenner was there. there were phrases like history is her story and plenty of the lagerfeld signature tweed suits. >>> 20 years after his last top ten hit, prince is soaring back into relevancy with two simultaneous album releases. they couldn't be any more different. he leads his all-female band called third eye girl. >> and unleashes the studio wizard has a funk album. he sings and plays everything himself. listen. ♪ >> just love this guy. he's one of the artists, when he puts something

is remotely -- >> reporter: it is a dark and twisted tale, and flynn says she always hoped that david fincher known for films such as girl with the dragon tattoo, and the social network would do it. >> the difference between facebook and everybody else, we don't crash ever. >> reporter: behind the surfaces and underneath the psychology. >> did you have the same casting. >> from the beginning i was like ben affleck. it has got to be ben affleck. >> i didn't know that. she's probably a revisionist. it's got to be brad pitt. it's got to be ben affleck. >> reporter: but neither aflec or director david finch ser joking about the screenplay produced. >> it's a good script. it's simple as well. gillian writes like an artist. she's that 13-year-old girl with a bucket of pop corn in her lap watching the movie. >> reporter: much of the film turns on whether you believe nick dunne is a killer. >> you seem pretty laid back. type b, speaking of which -- >> vito look it up. >> you don't know what she does all day, and you don't know -- >> are you sure you were married? >> why did you take the part? >> beca

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. >> rose: joining me now david fincher, the director, gillian flynn, the author, screenwriter and two the stars ben affleck and rosamund pike. i'm pleased to have them here at this table. welcome. >> thank you very much. >> rose: explain the popularity of the book first? >> explain yourself. >> rose: yes. i mean you're here now. >> you know, i think it was the relationship that is at the heart of the story. you know, i think there are a lot of different kind of thrillers, you know, that have a who done it element. but i think it was one of those things, women wanted to talk about it, men wanted to talk about t people finished reading it and handed it down to someone else. >> rose: because it's about relationships at the core. >> i think at the core there is a lot of entry points to it. there's gender stuff. there's the media, and what that is doing to society. there's relationship stuff. there's a lot of ways into the book. ways to have opinions about it. >> tell me about the cast. i mean you basically said that based on ben's smile. >> yes. that's a little-- yeah, exactly. it's a lit

the david fincher directed picture netted $38 million. company news. >> jeff rosenberg with blackrock. there's a divergence economies that is leading to a massive divergence of central bank policies. janet yellen is very alone. i do not think i have seen it like this. the set is by itself. >> the side is dragging its feet. the economy and the data clearly shows that we need to end this area of zero interest rates. and the rest of the world, the data is going in the opposite direction. a divergence and economic performance leading to a divergence in financial markets. fed get inis can the front of the story? let's call it forward guidance. ben bernanke, richard they all say thent fed can't get out in front. >> we will see how that plays out. i am more skeptical, as usual. the issue going forward here. in the next meeting, by december, will be said be responsive to the economic data? the friday numbers have shown this is not a participation rate .oming back this is an issue where the economy is growing strongly. strong enough for the fed to

david fincher directed it.of uncertainty, not knowing what's going to happen next. and with the two main characters, ben affleck and rose amond pike, who are they really? are they what they seem to be to us a to each other? what's going on inside that marriage and who's done it and who's done what. >> what's goinging on inside their heads. >> you have to be careful what you say. >> the performances? >> the performances are very good. affleck in particular, he kind of breaks new ground. >> because of the nude scene? >> well, you know, he certainly puts his business out there, so to speak. >> very brief, though, that scene, very small. >> people are going to have to get the dvd and slow down and freeze the frame and find the second where you may or may not see it. but that's not the only reason to see the movie. >> that's right. >> and not the only aspect of his performance because he's always had this thing where he can seem like a very, very nice guy and also a complete jerk and he's played both and this guy's

there's a lot of -- it's a david fincher film and a classic hitchcock-ian kind of way.u here. ben was here a couple of days ago and i said there's a lot of unexpected twists and turns and perhaps none more so with your character. >> agreed. >> so there's a lot that you can say. >> which makes it, i think, a great movie. it's part whodunit thriller. a woman is missing. you're not sure if she's dead, what her story s as you start feeling like you know what's happening, the movie keeps switching and turning it on its head. >> as i watched desi, i thought he reminded me on the creepy scale of the guy you played "in a million ways to die in the west." >> oh, wow. >> they tend to start coming to you more and more. >> maybe. i'm suddenly arch nemesis? i don't know. i'll take it. i like working with good people on good projects. >> it takes the curtains and throws it back on relationships. we always think we know what goes on. we see people in public and say we know what happens in their marriage and we don't. >> sometimes you don't. i think the conceit of relationship when you

. >> it's the kind of subversive narrative that's the hallmark of david fincher's films, as in "house of cards," a scathing attack on washington. martel dearness, in fidelity are themes the author wanted to explore. >> this is a movie you'll talk about after seeing it and it will dominate conversation. >> a clinical psychologist and family therapist join us. what is it about this couple that is hitting such a nerve? >> in this case, you have the perfect couple that really goes dark. i really think that in many ways, marriage in our culture is feeling like it's more and more about disillusionment. the gender roles are executed to extremely that i think it's getting people worked up and men and women are taking sides. >> i think it strikes to the heart of the human experience, which is this profound sense of loneliness and disconnected in the world, that we all feel this profound sense of loneliness and disconnected and this couple who externally looks like they have everything are really lost and unable to establish a connection that's based on intimacy an trust. >> we've got an exampl

but you've got david fincher with gone girl. both of these movies getting a lot of buzz.t. let's go to the movies some time again. >> let's do. >> i look at you and say what did you think? and you always have great insights. >>> incredible images from inside the hot zone in west africa. i'll be speaking with the journalist who snapped these photos and calls the ebola outbreak a health crisis like never before. re9 million people. [ alex ] transamerica helped provide a lifetime of retirement income. so i can focus on what matters most. [ female announcer ] everyone has a moment when tomorrow becomes real. transamerica. [ female announcer ] everyone has a moment when tomorrow becomes real. ring ring! ...progresso! you soup people have my kids loving vegetables. well vegetables... shh! taste bett in our savory brh. vegetables!? no...soup! oh! soup loaded with vegetables. packed with taste. you get used to food odors you think it smells fine, but your guests think it smells like this... ( sound effects ) febrezair effect rks instantly to eliminate odors you'v gone noseblind t

this movie proves yet again that david fincher is one of the best film makers working today.e is sick, twisted and disturbing, but infuses this weird, strange, hilarious moment into the movie and it becomes this perfect form of entertainment and it was like a roller coaster. i wanted to get back on. that's why i saw it a second time last night. absolutely brilliant. the score is absolutely brilliant as well. they deserve an academy award nomination. ben affleck is fantastic. it's my second five out of five of the year. i've seen 95 movies. it's my second five out of five next to "boyhood." i spoke to ben affleck about fincher who is very famous for doing dozen of scenes. check this out. >> i tend to run a 1,000-foot magazine. david probably does more. david does like -- we would take -- he's 25, 35. there's a few 50s, but not many. >> it was a 99 in terms of network, that opening scene. >> yeah. something in the jody foster movie that was 100. he likes that. he likes setting records. 99-yard kickoff. >> great. >> can you imagine doing 99 takes? i did not read the book, so it

. -- >> to meet with david fincher. >> i didn't meet him until friday.he red carpet and there is a wonderful man named justin campbell who works at the museum with my dad and designed a dress for me. it is a whole sort of local premiere. and one way limo. we all have to get rides home. it is expensive in the midwest. >> come monday, you'll be able it go anywhere you want to go. >> congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> in case you haven't heard, "gone girl" opens today at a theater near you. >> next week, carol burnett, actress emmy ross and james danson. >>> nbc bay area starts now. >> good morning and thanks for joining us, i'm vicky nguyen in for kris sanchez. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. break out the ice, it's going to be hotter today. you are looking at the south bay, where temperatures soared even higher than the last few days. we have live team coverage with meteorologist rob mayeda keeping closer eye on the heat, but let's begin with nbc bay area's nannette miranda live at a cooling center in san jose. that's the place to be, nannette. >> reporte

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fincher had picked up a camera. >> that's just a result of i don't know what i'm doing. i think there's a benefit sometimes of not knowing the process, so, you know davidch is the first film i ever scored. i watched a lot of films, i loved his work, but i didn't know the actual process of it. do you wait till it's finisheded? i didn't know the mechanics behind the process. so we adopted a strategy that worked out pretty well that kind of worked from an almost impressionistic place, learn the material, thing about what might fit in that space, almost like set design and run it by david to see how he feels. and that yielded some pretty great results and strategy that ends up being a lot more work for us as composers because we aren't just composing the 42 minutes of music that's in a film. we're kind of designing a world that pieces can be extracted into what can be the film. so with dragon tattoo. we had taken a whole year to set it aside and just think about that. and as we got to know the editors and the process that dave goes through, we thought maybe it would be interesting to give music before things are actually filmed as it might influence the pe