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'Gone Girl' -- 5 Actors Better Suited than Ben?

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By LISA HIRSCH

11:02 AM PDT, July 12, 2013

With multiple outlets reporting that Ben Affleck is the the lead in the big screen adaptation of Gillian Flynn's bestselling novel,Gone Girl, some fans argue that he isn't right for the part. While they generally think Affleck is handsome enough for the role, some fans on Twitter think the 40-year-old Oscar winner may be a little too old to play 34-year-old Nick Dunne.

We're counting down five other actors we think could play Nick.
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Better than Ben?

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With multiple outlets reporting that Ben Affleck is the the lead in the big screen adaptation of Gillian Flynn's bestselling novel, Gone Girl, some fans argue that he isn't right for the part. While they generally think Affleck is handsome enough for the role, some fans on Twitter think the 40-year-old Oscar winner may be a little too old to play 34-year-old Nick Dunne.

We're counting down five other actors we think could play Nick.

Jake Gyllenhaal

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Gyllenhaal falls right within the target age range at 32 and those baby blues go a long way toward channeling Nick's devastatingly handsome charm

John Krasinski

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Krasinski, 33, has the boy next door looks that Nick is described as having, along with the mega-watt smile.

Ryan Gosling

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This 32-year-old chameleon can take on any role convincingly – and is definitely handsome enough.

Chris Pine

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At age 32, Pine's movie star looks fit the bill perfectly.

Garrett Hedlund

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Hedlund at 28 looks the part, both handsome and able to pull off Nick's "normal guy" persona.

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  • John Krasinski
  • Jake Gyllenhaal
  • Chris Pine
  • Ben Affleck

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