The wizarding world of Harry Potter might have appeared a bit extra like “Se7en” if a sure assembly had performed out in another way.
In a brand new interview with Selection, David Fincher recalled taking a gathering with Warner Bros. about directing a movie within the “Harry Potter” franchise. The director defined that his imaginative and prescient for the sequence would have leaned into the darker components of J.Ok. Rowling’s books.
“I used to be requested to return in and discuss to them about how I’d do ‘Harry Potter,’” Fincher mentioned. “I keep in mind saying, ‘I simply don’t wish to do the clear Hollywood model of it. I wish to do one thing that appears much more like ‘Withnail and I,’ and I would like it to be form of creepy.’”
Fincher mentioned that Warner Bros. was extra within the hotter elements of the books, so he by no means turned concerned: “They had been like, ‘We would like Thom Browne schooldays by the use of ‘Oliver’.’”
Whereas Fincher is greatest identified for guiding adult-oriented thrillers like “Struggle Membership” and “Zodiac,” he has demonstrated an openness to engaged on huge franchises. He was beforehand hooked up to direct Brad Pitt in a sequel to “World Warfare Z” and is reportedly creating a U.S.-set “Squid Recreation” spin-off sequence for Netflix. He additionally notably launched his profession with “Alien 3,” a undertaking he ultimately disavowed because of studio interference.
When requested about his course of of selecting tasks to direct, Fincher mentioned that he tries to maintain an open thoughts and think about all kinds of alternatives. Even when working with beloved I.P. like “The Woman with the Dragon Tattoo” or “Gone Woman,” the director defined that he prioritizes jobs that give him the liberty to liberally adapt supply materials as he sees match.
“There are various things about tales that resonate with you based mostly on motion pictures you’re keen on and the form of motion pictures that you just made,” he mentioned. “So I don’t know the way I select issues to be concerned with, however you get a hankering the place you go, ‘I’d wish to see this, and I’d wish to see it performed this fashion.’ … I like the concept which you could form of choose and select the place you’re going to spend your efforts — what you’re going to underline, and what you’re going to blur.”
Fincher doesn’t seem to have any regrets about lacking out on “Harry Potter” — although if he does, he might at all times attempt to direct an episode of HBO’s upcoming episodic adaptation, which can cowl Rowling’s authentic books over the course of seven seasons.