Fincher, who is renowned for his thorough narrative technique and his skillful method of direction, freshly pondered upon the negative comments made by Warner Bros. to his film Zodiac, released back in 2007.

Director David Fincher , who is celebrated for his dark, psychologically intense films like Se7en , Zodiac , and Gone Girl , once had a surprising opportunity to direct a Harry Potter movie! The project obviously never materialized,

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 has revealed that he once met with Warner Bros. to discuss directing a Harry Potter movie – but the Se7en director and the studio reportedly had conflicting visions for the project. "I was asked to come in and talk to them about how I would do Harry Potter,

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.

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 discusses how he was in the running to direct Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone until he shared his unconventional pitch.

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,

The first two movies in the Harry Potter franchise were directed by Chris Columbus, the family-friendly filmmaker behind movies such as Home Alone (and