Pujols on the 'Gone Girl' set

In this file photo, former St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols looks up toward the scoreboard as he stands in the dugout during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

We've been getting reports today that Albert Pujols is on the set of "Gone Girl."

People at the scene of today's filming said the former St. Louis Cardinals' star first baseman and current Los Angeles Angel was on the set today, watching the action and even posing for a picture with a Little League team. The unconfirmed rumor is that Puhols is friends with Ben Affleck.

Pujols spent his whole career with the Cardinals before signing a 10-year, $254 million deal with the Angels before the 2012 season.

He's currently embroiled in a verbal/legal battle with former Cardinals star Jack Clark over allegations Clark made about Pujols using performance enhancing drugs.

The 20th Century Fox production based on the best-selling book has been shooting in Cape Girardeau since late September, and we've heard there are a couple more weeks of filming yet to go before Hollywood pulls out of the area.

Also, look for an interview with two of the supporting actors in Wednesday's Southeast Missourian and on our website.

-- Matt Sanders