David Fincher
American filmmaker
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| September 2024 | Fincher was reported to be working on a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rope' for Netflix, with a script draft by Steven Knight. Charlize Theron was set to star, and Denzel Washington was potentially attached to the project. |
| September 2024 | David Fincher became attached to direct 'Bitterroot', a Western crime thriller for Netflix, with a screenplay by Michael Gilio about an elderly rancher who turns to robbing banks after winning a million-dollar sweepstakes. Production was planned to begin in January 2025 in Los Angeles. |
| 2023 | Rumors emerged that Henry Cavill had potentially signed on for a role in the Chinatown prequel series being developed by Fincher. |
| December 2021 | Denis Villeneuve is announced as the new director for 'Rendezvous with Rama' adaptation by Alcon Entertainment, with Morgan Freeman involved as a producer. |
| November 2019 | Netflix struck a deal with David Fincher and Robert Towne to develop a pilot script for a Chinatown prequel series, focusing on a younger J. J. Gittes character exploring themes of wealth and corruption in a town involving land, oil, and gangs. |
| February 2019 | Paramount Pictures cancelled the World War Z 2 project, with a cited reason being China's ban on films featuring zombies and ghosts. |
| 2018 | Amazon Studios picked up the Utopia series, with Gillian Flynn remaining as creator, executive producer, and showrunner. |
| 2018 | Sony Pictures rebooted the Millennium series with The Girl in the Spider's Web, directed by Fede Álvarez and starring Claire Foy, with Fincher serving as an executive producer. |
| 2018 | Rick Famuyiwa was reported to take over directing Black Hole, with New Regency financing the project. |
| 2017 | The Lone Wolf and Cub film project was revived by Paramount Pictures, with Justin Lin becoming attached as director. |
| October 2017 | Fincher revealed in an interview that the HBO cancellation was specifically due to a disagreement over $9 million. |
| June 2017 | David Fincher was hired to direct World War Z 2, with initial plans for the film's production. |
| 2016 | Nerdland was ultimately made into an animated film after Fincher moved on to other projects. |
| 2015 | The original project concept was eventually released as 'Burnt', directed by John Wells and starring Bradley Cooper, without Fincher's involvement. |
| 2015 | The Dirt project was revived and ultimately directed by Jeff Tremaine, concluding the long-delayed adaptation of the Mötley Crüe biography. |
| August 2015 | HBO cancelled the Utopia project due to budget issues. |
| July 2015 | Gillian Flynn confirmed in an interview that Fincher, Affleck, and herself were 'overcommitted', effectively stalling the 'Strangers' project |
| June 2015 | HBO cancelled production of Videosyncrazy, a half-hour comedy series directed by David Fincher, after filming 4-5 episodes. The series was set in 1983 and followed a college dropout's journey in Hollywood's music video scene, featuring a cast including Charlie Rowe, Sam Page, and Jason Flemyng. |
| January 2015 | David Fincher was reported to collaborate with Ben Affleck and Gillian Flynn on a modern remake of Hitchcock's 'Strangers on a Train' for Warner Bros. |
| 2014 | Fincher was offered the opportunity to direct Star Wars: Episode IX but declined, citing his disinterest in 'franchise filmmaking' due to the creative pressures involved. |
| December 2014 | David Fincher announced an HBO series titled 'Shakedown', to be directed by him and written by James Ellroy, focusing on the tabloid world of 1950s Los Angeles and inspired by private investigator Fred Otash. |
| September 2014 | David Fincher discussed potential directing of Star Wars: Episode VII with Kathleen Kennedy, proposing a vision inspired by The Empire Strikes Back and exploring the narrative of C-3PO and R2-D2 as witnesses to human folly. |
| June 2014 | David Fincher expressed interest in directing the film adaptation of 'Red Sparrow', hoping to work again with actress Rooney Mara in the lead role. However, the project was ultimately directed by Francis Lawrence with Jennifer Lawrence starring instead. |
| April 2014 | Fincher withdrew from the Steve Jobs biopic project due to contractual disputes. |
| February 2014 | David Fincher entered early discussions to direct a biopic about Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc. |
| February 2014 | Fincher teamed up with Gillian Flynn to develop the Utopia series at HBO, which gave the project a series order. The planned cast included Rooney Mara, Colm Feore, Eric McCormack, Dallas Roberts, Jason Ritter, Brandon Scott, and Agyness Deyn. |
| 2013 | Sacha Baron Cohen officially left the Queen biopic due to creative differences with band members, ending Fincher's potential involvement in the project. |
| 2013 | Fincher was briefly reported to return to the Black Hole project. |
| 2013 | A graphic novel adaptation of 'The Black Dahlia' was published, with David Fincher credited for adapting the story. |
| July 2013 | David Fincher became interested in making an American remake of the British television series Utopia. |
| July 2013 | Fincher exits the '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' project due to casting disagreements with Disney. He wanted Channing Tatum for the lead role, while Disney preferred Chris Hemsworth. |
| 2012 | Filming for '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' was initially planned to begin in late 2012. |
| August 2012 | Fincher left the Cleopatra film project, ending his involvement with the planned adaptation. |
| December 2011 | After releasing The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, David Fincher revealed plans to make sequels The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest back-to-back. |
| March 2011 | David Fincher became attached to a Cleopatra film project starring Angelina Jolie, planning a non-traditional approach to the historical epic. |
| 2010 | David Fincher became interested in directing a Queen biopic, exploring the potential project with Sacha Baron Cohen set to portray Freddie Mercury. |
| 2010 | David Fincher announces he will direct a remake of '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea', with Scott Z. Burns writing the screenplay. Brad Pitt was initially considered to star. |
| 2010 | David Fincher initially planned to direct Andrew Kevin Walker's comedy script 'Nerdland' as a live-action film, with actors Zach Galifianakis, Bob Odenkirk, and John Ennis participating in script read-throughs. |
| 2010 | David Fincher, Tim Miller, and Andrew Kevin Walker began developing a big-budget film trilogy adaptation of the Japanese manga series Lone Wolf and Cub, planning to shoot it photo-realistically using CGI to recreate medieval China. |
| 2010 | Universal Pictures failed to clear the rights to the Lone Wolf and Cub story, causing Fincher to abandon the project and move onto other projects. |
| 2010 | Fincher's culinary arts film project was considered 'dead', with no further development planned. |
| 2010 | Fincher officially dropped out of directing Black Hole to focus on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. |
| 2010 | Fincher reiterates his desire to make 'Rendezvous with Rama', but the project remains dependent on finding the right script. |
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