When writer Gillian Flynn first received a call and was told that Hollywood wanted to film her novel "The Lost Lovers," she first wanted to make sure that the manipulation and murder in the story must retain their sharp turning strength and unconventional So she insisted on finishing the first version of the script, but dismantling this originally very compact story was much more difficult than she had originally imagined.
Less than two months after the novel went on the market, Fox bought the copyright to the book, and then two months later Flynn began drafting the script, at that time she was traveling around to promote her novel. Flynn revealed that she had carefully studied the literary adaptations she admired, including "Genius Ripley", and would think of new ideas while listening to the audiobook of "The Lost Lover". Sometimes, she would not even let herself go back to flip the book, and try to make the script itself more natural.
After Gillian Flynn handed over the script to Fox on December 15, 2012, director David Fincher showed great interest. He had just put another novel "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" on it at the time. Big screen. A few weeks later, Flynn flew to Los Angeles to meet with David Fincher. She once said that he was her first director candidate, but she didn't think she could continue to be a screenwriter. David Fincher said that he indeed hesitated whether to collaborate with someone who had never been a screenwriter to adapt her own novel, but the two quickly reached a consensus.
