When David Fincher almost directed Harry Potter

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The director explained to Warner Bros. that he “didn't want to do a classic Hollywood version”. The collaboration stopped there.

We remember how Alfonso Cuarón breathed new energy into Harry Potteron the occasion of the third opus. David Fincher also would have liked to put his touch on the universe of Wizarding World.

During a recent interview on the occasion of the 4K release of his cult film Seventhe director revealed that he had discussed with Warner Bros. of what a radically different version of the young wizard created by JK Rowling could have been.

I was asked to come and discuss how I would design Harry Potter” Fincher tells Variety. “I remember saying, 'I don't want to do a classic Hollywood version. I want something a lot more like Withnail and I (1987 trash comedy), and I want it to be a little creepy“. An approach which contrasted radically with the expectations of Warner Bros., whose vision was much more traditional. “They were more in the idea of ​​a classic schoolboy style like Thom Browne, like Oliver Twist“.

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The interest of David Fincher for popular franchises is nothing new. The director has already tackled projects from well-established universes, such as Millennium and, to a certain extent, World War Z. However, his approach always remains marked by a balance between his own artistic vision and the constraints imposed by these calibrated franchises.

These books are sold to film studios when it is demonstrated that there is an already acquired audience” Fincher asks again. “I'm often involved after this choice has been made, when everyone thinks the project is already appetizing for the studio. This was the case for Gone Girl. Even though it was a bestseller, what interested me was the idea of ​​punishment for our narcissistic tendencies in finding a partner.”

For David Finchereach project is a unique alchemy between personal interest and professional opportunity. “There are different factors that play into the stories that resonate with you. I don't really know how I choose my projects, but there is a desire that arises, an idea that makes you say: I would like to see that, and I would like to see it done this way.”

Soon, the American filmmaker will attempt the US remake of Squid Game and working in parallel on a prequel mini-series of the Chinatown by Polanski (1974) which he co-wrote with the film's late screenwriter, Robert Town.



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