The first trailer for Oscar contender Gone Girl has been released. The film stars Ben Affleck and was directed by David Fincher.

Gone Girl, which is scheduled to be released on October 3, is a highly-anticipated book to film adaptation for Fincher. This one stars Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Missi Pyle, and Tyler Perry, among others.

Check out the trailer below:

“I did not kill my wife,” Ben Affleck’s Nick Dunne says. “I am not a murderer.” The plot of the story will revolve around whether or not Nick Dunne did kill his wife, something he is adamant he did not.

Here is the synopsis from Amazon of the Gillian Flynn book it is based upon:

On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but passages from Amy’s diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media—as well as Amy’s fiercely doting parents—the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he’s definitely bitter—but is he really a killer?

As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering how well they know the one that they love. With his twin sister, Margo, at his side, Nick stands by his innocence. Trouble is, if Nick didn’t do it, where is that beautiful wife? And what was in that silvery gift box hidden in the back of her bedroom closet?

What do you think of the first ‘Gone Girl’ trailer?

We learned today that the two time Oscar nominated director may no longer direct that Steve Jobs biopic written be Aaron Sorkin (reportedly depending on whether or not Christian Bale is cast), but before that is released with whatever director is eventually attached, Fincher has another possible Oscar contender hitting screens.