--- description: The author and screenwriter of "Gone Girl" talks the potential for a sequel title: Gillian Flynn Is Open to Doing a "Gone Girl" Sequel image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7c9bdb046f89e9ec/69868aca169ab0504c278d2e/181192969.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Books](/tag/books/) ## Books Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Gillian Flynn Is Open to Doing a _Gone Girl_ Sequel by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 12, 2015 4:10 PM CUT  Gillian Flynn Gillian FlynnLloyd Bishop—NBC/Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 12, 2015 4:10 PM CUT _Gone Girl_ author Gillian Flynn may not have won for Best Screenplay at the Golden Globes — but she may get a second chance at that prize down the line. The author of the 2012 best seller, told the New York _Daily News_ that she is open to paying a return visit to the embattled, embittered Dunne family for a sequel to the blockbuster crime thriller. Flynn, speaking at a BAFTA event, told [the _News_](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/girl-writer-flynn-open-sequel-cast-article-1.2073834 "undefined"): “There could be a sequel at some point if everyone is game to get the gang back together, it could be really fun a few years from now.” “We could pick it up and see what those crazy Dunnes are up to a few years down the road and if they got on — not well I don’t think,” said Flynn (in what can only be considered an understatement). Perhaps Amy and Nick Dunne’s child will be plotting the psychological torture of a playmate who stole a favorite toy? Perhaps the Dunnes have a dark plan to get their kid into an elite kindergarten? Whatever nefarious scheme they’re are up to, fans the world over will be eager to read it. While Flynn hasn’t written the book or the sequel’s screenplay yet, she’s already started casting the new film: “I would have to have the exact same people to do it — I would want Rosamund, Ben and Fincher to do it.” If the sequel happens and is as exciting as the original, be sure to keep an eye out at the 2019 Golden Globes. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3663605/gillian-flynn-gone-girl-sequel/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3663605/gillian-flynn-gone-girl-sequel/"},"headline":"Gillian Flynn Is Open to Doing a Gone Girl Sequel","datePublished":"2015-01-12T16:10:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T08:07:31.646Z","description":"Amazing Amy 2.0 could be in the works","url":"https://time.com/3663605/gillian-flynn-gone-girl-sequel/","keywords":["Books","gone girl","Gillian Flynn"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7c9bdb046f89e9ec/69868aca169ab0504c278d2e/181192969.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7c9bdb046f89e9ec/69868aca169ab0504c278d2e/181192969.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Gillian Flynn","caption":"Gillian Flynn","creditText":"Lloyd Bishop—NBC/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/books/","name":"Books"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3663605/gillian-flynn-gone-girl-sequel/","name":"Gillian Flynn Is Open to Doing a Gone Girl Sequel"}}]}] ```