She may not be in the film, but Reese Witherspoon was the star of the night at the “Gone Girl” premiere in New York on Friday.

Witherspoon, who produced “Gone Girl,” wowed on the red carpet in a form-fitting red gown:

In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, the 38-year-old actress opened up about why she felt compelled to work behind the scenes for the film:

“A couple of years ago I started looking at the scripts that were coming in, just through the normal Hollywood pipeline, and I was sort of dissatisfied with the parts for women,” the actress said.

“And I thought, if I don’t get busy trying to produce things –- for myself, for other women –- who’s gonna do it?”