Here are the newly-released (as of this weekend) posters for Gone Girl. I’m also including some new photos of Rosamund Pike at yesterday’s Dior show in Paris. She wore a shapeless dress thing because she’s pregnant with her second child. As for the posters… they’re suitably creepy. I realize that the producers don’t want to give away the twist that comes in the middle of the book, but I am growing increasingly concerned that the movie will turn the book into a weirdly prosaic crime procedural. The second trailer was released yesterday, and… well, let’s discuss it after we’ve all watched it:

There’s some of the same vibe as the first trailer, although this one has more talking. And we’re getting a better idea of how David Fincher handled Amy’s diary. I guess they’re going to use a partial voiceover from Rosamund Pike for the diary, plus the cops will be reading out some parts too. Which is fine. I even think Pike’s voiceover would add an extra dose of creepiness.

Here’s what worries me: Neil Patrick Harris. Much like Rosamund Pike, I thought NPH’s casting was perfection because I assumed NPH’s Desi would be very much like the book version of Desi. But in the trailer… it seems weird. That character seems to be introduced too quickly as a potential villain. Plus, neither of the trailers have shown Andie (Emily Ratakowski). It will be interesting to see if the next trailer(s) give away more of the plot. As for Ben Affleck and his dramatic feels… CB is going to shank me, but I don’t buy him as Nick Dunne, nor do I think Ben is a good enough dramatic actor to pull off this character. Not to mention he looks way too old for Nick. Nick was supposed to be boyishly handsome and in his mid-30s. The Batfleck… not so much.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.