This may be unprecedented. Two books by one author are being adapted simultaneously.

One of our favorite oddball movie sites, On Location Vacations (a handy guide for those who like to plan their vacations around movie shoots) reports that filming is set to began for the adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s third novel, Gone Girl (RH/Crown).

A new cast member was also announced today; Emily Ratajkowski, known for appearing topless in Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines music video, is set to play the college student with whom Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) has an affair. Rosamund Pike stars as Nick’s wife, Amy.

Meanwhile, filming is continuing the adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s second novel, Dark Places (RH/Crown), starring Charlize Theron. Christina Hendricks, who originally joined the cast in a supporting role as stripper Krissi Cates, now has a lead role, as the murdered mother of the main character. Former Sopranos star Drea de Matteo will now play Cates.

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