evening with the new film "gone girl" we have the director david finch and the stars ben affleck and rosamund pike. also the arthur gillian flynn. >> what these guys put together was a really interesting challenge, and a really interesting and unusual protagonist it is not a conventional protagonist. hollywood has an obsession of likability. if you read studio notes, the guy is not likable enough. we are not invested-- vested with him enough. so to make somebody likable the theory goes you have to, like, adhere to these six or seven articles of behavior. and this movie, this book and movie seem to totally want to abandon that. >> i certainly started the story with that idea of, you know, what-- how honest are we ever in relationships. you know, i like that idea that we are kind of emotional conartists when we start in on, you know, any sort of meeting that we're presenting our best self forward. and i like that idea that you know, this was, you know, a murder mystery but marriage was a mystery, you know, to solve the murder, you have to solve the marriage and figure out who these two people really

i mean, with ben affleck and with rosamund pike and with david fincher. >> seth: yeah. >> i mean, i'm seth: same here. >> he is a radical, amazing, thought-provoking director. and i've been such a fan of his movies and then to be in it in such a very interesting role that -- it's fairly spoilery -- but to get to do some of these scenes was like a real once in a lifetime thing. >> seth: i've always -- i mean, i'm so impressed with your range. you're on broadway, you're the best host of everything and you were a sitcom actor. >> at the "emmys." >> seth: oh, no. >> you killed it on the "emmys." >> seth: right after, right after. i'm trying to stay right below your quality. but you -- [ light laughter ] -- how is it like going from sitcom acting to a david fincher movie? it seems about as far away on the sides of the spectrum. >> super different, but that's the fun of acting is just being able to, like, challenge yourself with different skill sets because yeah, "how i met your mother" was great fun but with barney, i was looking for scenery to chew on. >> seth: right. >> you know, the who

rosamund pike. that woman knocked it out of the park. we look at her like who is this new girl.on of her name strikes both fear in my heart but also gets me really, really psyched in a good way for her oscar chances. >> really? >> you think it's a no-brainer? >> i think we've seen the first oscar-worthy performance of the year in wide release in theaters because she is so captivating. you can't take your eyes off of her. >> i want to stay in the movie theater and continue watching her. >> i wanted to run away and hide under the covers and i don't want my boyfriend to see the movie because then he'll be on to me. that movie, it's filled with phenomenal performers. she's a real standout. i think that that movie will be really big when they start handing out awards. >> i think you're right. grae drake with rotten tomatoes. thanks for joining us. we'll be right back. grey drake with rotten tomatoes. thanks for joining us. we'll be right back. [ rob ] we weren't always the most adventurous couple. once we kept the lights on. but then we started using k-y yours & mine. yeah, we were n