David Fincher Says He Met With Warner Bros. to Direct ‘Harry Potter' and Told the Studio ‘I Want It to Be Kind of Creepy'
Over his more than 35-year career as a filmmaker, director David Fincher's name has been attached to many projects that later changed hands or otherwise never came to fruition. The list, which includes two sequels to "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,
David Fincher Recalls Meeting with Warner Bros. to Direct ‘Harry Potter': ‘I Want It to Be Kind of Creepy'
Fincher's take on J.K. Rowling's beloved fantasy series would have been closer to "Withnail and I" than the movies that ultimately materialized.
David Fincher almost directed a“ Harry Potter” movie, but wanted to make it 'kind of creepy'
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‘Se7en’ Director Almost Made ‘Creepy’ ‘Harry Potter’ Movie
David Fincher, the director known for dark films like Se7en, Fight Club, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl, and zombie-thriller World War Z, was at one point in talks to direct 2001’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,
Fight Club director reveals he almost made a Harry Potter film: ‘I want it to be kind of creepy’
I remember saying, ‘I just don’t want to do the clean Hollywood version of it,’” Fincher told Variety. “I want to do something that looks a lot more like Withnail And I, and I want it to be kind of creepy.
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