David Fincher
American filmmaker
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| April 2025 | Announced as the director for a sequel to Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, with Tarantino writing the script and Brad Pitt set to star. |
| January 2025 | Production for 'Bitterroot' was scheduled to begin in Los Angeles. |
| 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. |
| November 10 2023 | Released The Killer on Netflix, an adaptation of the graphic novel starring Michael Fassbender. |
| 2022 | Made his first foray into animation by directing an episode titled 'Bad Travelling' for the third season of Love, Death & Robots. |
| 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. |
| December 4 2020 | Released Mank on Netflix, which received ten Academy Award nominations and won two for Best Cinematography and Best Production Design. |
| 2019 | Executive produced and co-created the Netflix animated series Love, Death & Robots, which received three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program. |
| 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. |
| July 2019 | Signed on to direct Mank, a biopic about Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz. |
| 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. |
| October 13 2017 | Debuted Mindhunter on Netflix, a series he directed, produced, and served as showrunner. |
| June 2017 | David Fincher was hired to direct World War Z 2, with initial plans for the film's production. |
| 2016 | Two of his films, Zodiac and The Social Network, were included in the BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century list. |
| 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 | Directed Gone Girl, starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike, which became his highest-grossing work to date, earning $369 million worldwide. |
| 2014 | Signed a deal with HBO for three television series: Utopia, Shakedown, and Videosyncrazy. |
| 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 | Won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video for Justin Timberlake's 'Suit & Tie' featuring Jay-Z. |
| 2013 | Began serving as executive producer and director for Netflix series House of Cards, winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode. |
| 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 | Listed in The Guardian's ranking of 23 best film directors in the world. |
| 2012 | Signed a first look deal with Regency Enterprises. |
| 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. |
| 2011 | Directed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, a psychological thriller starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, which received five Academy Award nominations and won Best Film Editing. |
| 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. |
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