David Fincher recently revealed that he was considered for the Harry Potter franchise. In an interview with Variety, the Seven director said that he was asked for his take on the Harry Potter films and how he would approach it.
“I remember saying, ‘I just don’t want to do the clean Hollywood version of it. I want to do something that looks a lot more like ‘Withnail and I,’ and I want it to be kind of creepy.” said Fincher. However, on the contrary, Warner Bros. had something more traditional in mind for their series of adaptations of author J.K. Rowling’s best-selling young adult books about the eponymous wizard, as per the report of Variety.
“They were like, ‘We want Thom Browne schooldays by way of Oliver,” he added.
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David Fincher is reportedly working on an American adaptation of Netflix’s popular Korean series Squid Game, as well as a miniseries prequel to Chinatown that he co-wrote with the film’s late screenwriter, Robert Towne.
Discussing what draws him to new projects, he reflected on what appealed to him about past ones, several of which (Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl) were based on material that had a pre-existing popularity. Looking back at his superhit film The Social Network, Fincher said, “It’s just a script that you couldn’t put down.”
He also shared his love for the film Zodiac. “[The Zodiac killer] was a boogeyman when I was a 7-year-old, and I was kind of going through the process the main character was going through. I felt kindred to that. Benjamin Button, I loved the idea of a romance with that kind of body count. There’s different things about every movie.” said Fincher as quoted by Variety.
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David Fincher underscored the significance each project sparks from a unique combination of personal interest and professional opportunity. “There are different things about stories that resonate with you based on movies you love and the kind of movies that you made,” he said.
