Ben Affleck Says He's "Still Afraid" of Gone Girl Co-Star Rosamund Pike

Ben Affleck has a confession that most of us can relate to. In a new Variety interview, the actor said he is“still afraid”of Rosamund Pike, his on-screen wife in the 2014 thriller Gone Girl, more than a decade after the film hit theaters. If you’ve seen her as Amy Dunne, you probably understand exactly where he’s coming from.

Affleck didn’t just mean her performance on screen. He said Pike kept that same eerie quality during post-production conversations, which is honestly a compliment to how deeply she committed to the role. Pike earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for playing Amy, and the film became a full-blown cultural moment about marriage, media, and manipulation. Affleck also praised director David Fincher, calling him one of the great filmmakers ever.

So the takeaway here is simple: great acting leaves a mark, sometimes on the audience, and sometimes on the guy standing right next to you in the scene. Gone Girl is still streaming, so if you need a rewatch, the fear is right there waiting for you. What movie performance still gives you chills years later?