The trailer for David Fincher's adaptation of Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn's bestselling thriller, has been dragged out of the murk.

The film stars Ben Affleck as Nick Dunne, a journo ousted from his job by cuts, who is then accused of the murder of his wife Amy (Rosamund Pike) following her disappearance. Their seemingly perfect relationship is soon revealed to have been more turbulent than a series of Game of Thrones. The largely dialogue-free trailer makes excellent use of Richard Butler's version of She, originally by Charles Aznavour and famously covered by Elvis Costello. Fincher's characteristically stark aesthetic is at play and the trailer promises a stylish, grown-up thriller with plenty of twists and turns. Flynn and Fincher have apparently worked on an alternate ending, so even those who have read the book will find themselves guessing until the end.

With a reputation for producing some of the best thrillers in recent years, including Se7en, Fight Club and Zodiac, Fincher seems a perfect fit for the source material. Gone Girl will be his first feature since his English-language remake of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. It's unclear what the director has planned next. It was announced today that he had left a planned biopic of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs after a dispute over pay and control of marketing. He is still serving as executive producer on Netflix's hit series House of Cards, which is rumoured to be returning for a third series.

Gone Girl is released on 3 October. What do you think of the trailer? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.