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The following is a list of unproduced David Fincher projects in roughly chronological order. During his career, American film director David Fincher has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these projects fell in development hell, were officially canceled, were in development limbo or would see life under a different production team.

1990s

Love Field

In April 1990, the Los Angeles Times reported that Fincher was set to make his feature debut with a film based on the stage play Love Field, about the man who shot Lee Harvey Oswald, later titled Ruby. However, Fincher withdrew from the project and was replaced by Scottish director John Mackenzie.

Madonna: Truth or Dare

Alek Keshishian revealed in an interview that Fincher had been considered to direct Madonna's music documentary Truth or Dare, having already directed three of her music videos. However, Fincher and Madonna would later have a falling out, and Keshishian was then attached as director.

The Avengers

After Alien 3, Fincher briefly considered directing the film adaptation based on the British espionage series The Avengers, which he envisioned as "a big, widescreen black-and-white version, kind of cool, a real mod sixties kind of thing". He also apparently wanted to cast Charles Dance as John Steed, however, Ralph Fiennes would ultimately end up playing the part in the eventual film, directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik.

GoldenEye

Fincher claimed to be in discussions to direct a James Bond film "post-Timothy Dalton"; the first to star Pierce Brosnan, which would eventually become GoldenEye. "Believe me, they didn't want to hear from me. The people that own that franchise have a pretty good idea of what they think it is."

Fallen Angels (season 2)

Just before Seven got greenlit, Fincher had been set to direct an episode of the second season of Showtime's neo-noir anthology series Fallen Angels.

The Sky Is Falling

In 1995, Fincher was in negotiations with TriStar Pictures to direct The Sky Is Falling from a spec script written by Howard Roth and Eric Warren Singer about two clerics on an archaeological dig who discover proof of God. The film would ultimately fail to obtain a greenlight.

The Crowded Room

After Seven, Fincher considered directing the long-in-development project The Crowded Room, with Brad Pitt starring in the role of Billy Milligan. The novel on which it was based, The Minds of Billy Milligan, was eventually adapted into a 2023 miniseries.

Blade

In an interview with MovieWeb, David S. Goyer revealed that Fincher was attached to direct the first comic book film adaptation of Blade at one point, and that he even developed the script with Goyer.

Chicago

Fincher was amongst several directors approached throughout the 1990s to direct a film version of Bob Fosse's Broadway musical Chicago, that would eventually be directed by Rob Marshall.

The Night Watchman

In 1997, while waiting for Brad Pitt's commitment to Fight Club, Fincher entered negotiations to direct The Night Watchman from a screenplay by James Ellroy for New Regency and Warner Bros. The film was later made as Street Kings in 2005.

The Mexican

After shooting was completed on Fight Club, Brad Pitt passed the script of The Mexican to Fincher, who wanted to direct the film but was too busy at the time to commit. Gore Verbinski got the job instead.

Spider-Man

In November 1999, Fincher was shortlisted by Columbia Pictures, as one of the potential directors of Spider-Man, a live-action adaptation of the Marvel Comics character. Fincher's pitch featured an older, experienced version of the titular character in his adult years and the post-adolescent portion of his life as a photographer and his crime-fighting double life as a vigilante, with a more grounded, character-driven and drama-oriented tone and direction. He also wanted the film to feature a ten minute title sequence tackling Peter Parker's backstory and featuring Green Goblin killing Gwen Stacy. Fincher later said of his pitch, "I went in and told them what I might be interested in doing, and they hated it". Sam Raimi was chosen as director instead.

2000s

Passengers

In January 2000, Fincher was announced to direct the film Passengers, an adaptation of Robert Silverberg's short story from 1969, for USA Films. Michael London would produce and Greg Pruss, who previously worked with Fincher on Alien 3 as a conceptual artist, was in charge of adapting the story. The budget was set to be no more than $30 million. In 2002, Ain't It Cool News reported that Fincher was no longer directing but would still produce and was scavenging for a replacement.

Catch Me If You Can

In April 2000, Fincher was attached to direct Catch Me If You Can over the course of a few months, but dropped out in favor of Panic Room.

Squids

Fincher, along with Art Linson, purchased the script written by David Ayer in April 2000, a coming-of-age story set on a nuclear submarine during the Cold War. The film never developed further, and in 2012, Ayer spoke negatively on the script, stating it "sucked".

Pathfinder

In May 2000, Fincher was reportedly attached to direct the action film Pathfinder, written by John Patrick Shanley, about a CIA agent who tries to stop his former cellmate from blowing up stolen plutonium.

They Fought Alone

Fincher entered discussions to direct the film in August 2000 about Col. Wendell Fertig, a soldier serving in the Philippines during World War II. The screenplay was written by William Nicholson. Fincher reiterated his intent to direct in January 2009, revealing Robert Towne had been brought in to rewrite the screenplay, and Brad Pitt was wanted to portray Fretig.

Seared

In November 2000, Fincher was set to direct an adaptation of Anthony Bourdain's memoir Kitchen Confidential, which Art Linson would produce, and Brad Pitt reportedly interested to star as well as Benicio del Toro. The project was set to film once Fincher completed Panic Room. The book would instead be adapted for television as Kitchen Confidential starring Bradley Cooper as fictional version of Bourdain, which aired for one season in 2005, airing just four episodes.

Chemical Pink

In March 2001, Fincher acquired the rights to Katie Arnoldi's novel that took place in the bodybuilding world, with Art Linson producing and Fight Club novelist Chuck Palahniuk writing the screenplay. Fincher eventually exited the project, with Jonas Åkerlund taking over as director. The project would become dormant.

Hard Boiled

In August 2001, Fincher was announced as directing an adaptation of Frank Miller's three issue comic book series that would see Nicolas Cage star in the lead role.

Rendezvous with Rama

As early as 2001, Fincher was attached as director for an adaptation of the Arthur C. Clarke book, with Morgan Freeman attached to star. Fincher stated in 2007 he still planned to direct, but by 2008 he stated it was unlikely to be made as no script was written. Fincher reiterated his desire to still make the film in 2010, but it was still down to the matter of finding the right script. In an interview with Empire, in which Fincher was asked several questions by readers, he referred to the film as "a gigantic, expensive movie that didn't have any toys." In December 2021, it was announced Denis Villeneuve would direct the adaptation for Alcon Entertainment, with Freeman involved as producer.

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

In an interview with BBC, George Clooney revealed that Fincher was one of many directors considered to direct the film.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

In December 2001, Walden Media announced that they had acquired the film rights to all seven of The Chronicles of Narnia children's fantasy novels. Philip Anschutz was soon approached by several filmmaker candidates, including Fincher, who wanted to direct the first film in the series. By March 2002, Andrew Adamson was selected as director of the adaptation.

Mission: Impossible III

In April 2002, Fincher was sought out by Tom Cruise to serve as director for the third instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise. Fincher was looking to make the film “really violent”. However he would eventually pull out of the film, and said in a 2008 MTV interview “I think the problem with third movies is the people who are financing them are experts on how they should be made and what they should be. At that point, when you own a franchise like that, you want to get rid of any extraneous opinions. I'm not the kind of person who says, "Let's see the last two, I see what you're going for." You'll never hear me say, "Whatever is easiest for you."

The Reincarnation of Peter Proud

Fincher was reported to be in negotiations to direct a second adaptation of the 1974 novel for Paramount Pictures in May 2002. He officially became attached to direct in November 2009 with the remake rights now under Columbia Pictures. Andrew Kevin Walker was attached to write the screenplay, reuniting with Fincher since Seven. A different remake/adaptation was announced in 2021 as the first project under a new deal between Village Roadshow Pictures and David S. Goyer's Phantom Four Films to produce feature films. Sean Durkin is writing and directing the film.

Stay

Fincher was reported to be directing David Benioff's spec-script in 2002, in a column written about Benioff. The film was eventually directed by Marc Forster and released in 2005.

Lords of Dogtown

Fincher was hired to replace musician Fred Durst on the skateboarding biopic in January 2003, but exited over budget and philosophical differences with Sony Pictures. Catherine Hardwicke would eventually direct the final product.

Deadwood pilot episode

According to Fincher, he was "two millimeters from saying yes to directing the pilot" of the HBO Western series Deadwood, having loved David Milch's teleplay. Walter Hill directed the episode instead.

The Lookout

In August 2003, Fincher was reported to be directing the spec-script written by Scott Frank for DreamWorks Pictures. Fincher helped develop the script with Frank, and his contributions were later featured in the finished film. After Fincher dropped out, DreamWorks also abandoned the film, which was later picked up by Miramax and directed by Frank himself. The film was eventually released in 2007 to positive reviews.

The Time Traveler's Wife

Around 2004, Fincher had briefly expressed interest in directing the film adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife. As of 2005, Robert Schwentke entered final negotiations to direct it, and the film was released in 2009.

The Dirt

In the early 2000s, Rich Wilkes wrote the adaptation of the Mötley Crüe biography The Dirt, which Fincher planned to direct, but it "got blown apart somehow," Wilkes later said. Soon afterwards, in 2006, Larry Charles was tapped to direct his script. The film was eventually revived in 2015, and directed by Jeff Tremaine. Fincher would later collaborate with Wilkes when he enlisted him to write the pilot for the ill-fated Videosyncrazy series.

The Black Dahlia

Prior to the 2006 film version directed by Brian De Palma, Fincher was going to adapt James Ellroy's novel into a 5-part HBO miniseries budgeted at $80 million that would star Tom Cruise. In 2013, a graphic novel adaptation was published with Fincher credited for adapting the story.

Torso

Fincher was announced in 2006 to direct the adaptation of the Brian Michael Bendis and Marc Andreyko graphic of the same name about Eliot Ness and his investigation of the Cleveland Torso Murderer. In January 2008, Fincher indicated that it was not going to be a serial-killer film; "It's about the deconstruction of the myth of Eliot Ness. It has way more to do with Citizen Kane than it has to do with Seven." Ehren Kruger wrote the script. In December 2008, Fincher said that it would not be a very faithful adaptation of the comic. A cast of Matt Damon, Rachel McAdams, Casey Affleck and Gary Oldman was rumored to be attached prior to Paramount Pictures allowing the rights to the comic lapse in January 2009.

Second Lives

In 2007, Fincher tapped Peter Straughan to adapt Tim Guest's novel Second Lives into a film screenplay.

The Terror

David Kajganich's adaptation of the 2007 novel The Terror originated as a screenplay he wrote that was set to be directed by Fincher. Twelve years later, his adaptation was produced as a ten-part series on AMC.

Fight Club Broadway musical

In January 2008, Fincher stated that for the tenth anniversary of his film Fight Club, he wanted to stage Chuck Palahnuik's story as a musical on Broadway, though this idea never ended up coming to fruition.

Lullaby

Fincher also expressed interest in adapting Palahnuik's novel Lullaby, but added that it would "almost to be dumbed down a bit for it to work as a movie."

Black Hole

In February 2008, Fincher was attached to direct Charles Burns's acclaimed graphic novel Black Hole for Plan B Entertainment. He officially dropped out in 2010 in order to direct The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, although he was briefly reported to return in 2013. In 2018, it was reported that Rick Famuyiwa would direct the film, with New Regency financing.

Heavy Metal

In March 2008, it was announced Fincher was to produce a remake of the 1981 film, itself based on the Heavy Metal magazine. It was planned to feature eight or nine segments, with Fincher, James Cameron, Zack Snyder, Kevin Eastman, Tim Miller and Mark Osborne directing segments, and Guillermo del Toro and Gore Verbinski reported as expressing interest in taking part as well. Tenacious D had written a song for the film, with Jack Black also set to appear in Osborne's segment.

The project was initially at Paramount Pictures, but was dropped by the studio in 2008. Eventually, Robert Rodriguez acquired the film rights to Heavy Metal, effectively cancelling Fincher's version.

The Automatic Detective

Fincher acquired the rights to the A. Lee Martinez novel in July 2008, planning to make the film with Blur Studio.

The Devil in the White City

On December 8, 2008, screenwriter Eric Roth reported that Fincher expressed interest in directing his screenplay adaptation of Erik Larson's The Devil in the White City, set in the World Columbian Exposition in 1893.

Chef

Fincher discussed on December 19, 2008 a project he was looking to do set within the culinary arts world that would star Keanu Reeves. In 2010, the project was considered "dead". The film would eventually be released in 2015 as Burnt, directed by John Wells and starring Bradley Cooper.

Columbine

Following the 2009 publication of Dave Cullen's book Columbine, which was eventually adapted into a play in 2014, Fincher considered making it into a film, however, the idea was dropped due to its sensitive nature.

2010s

Lone Wolf and Cub film trilogy

In the 2010s, Fincher, Tim Miller and Andrew Kevin Walker were developing a big-budget film based on the Japanese manga series Lone Wolf and Cub, which they pitched as a film trilogy to Universal Pictures. According to Miller, Fincher planned to shoot it photo realistically, using CGI, in order to recreate medieval China, but Universal failed to clear the rights to the story, so Fincher moved onto other projects. Justin Lin later became attached as director, and in 2017, the project was revived by Paramount Pictures.

Nerdland

Fincher was the first involved to direct Andrew Kevin Walker's comedy script Nerdland, which they had initially planned to do as a live action film, financed independently. Several actors came in to do read-throughs of the script including Zach Galifianakis, and Bob Odenkirk and John Ennis. Fincher would move on to other projects and Walker's script was eventually made into the 2016 animated film.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

It was announced by Fincher in 2010 that he was to direct a remake of the 1954 Disney film, with Scott Z. Burns writing the screenplay. Filming was initially planned to begin in late 2012, with Brad Pitt eyed to star. Pitt would decline the role, however. The production received a $20 million incentive to film in Australia, but Fincher would exit the project in July 2013, citing casting disagreements with Disney, as he wanted to cast Channing Tatum for the lead role, but Disney wanted Chris Hemsworth.

Cleopatra

Fincher became attached to a new telling of the story of Cleopatra starring Angelina Jolie in March 2011. Fincher confirmed his involvement later that year, stating Eric Roth was working on the screenplay and that he wasn't looking to make it in a typical sword-and-sandal style. He left the project in August 2012.

The Girl Who Played with Fire

Upon the December 2011 release of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the American adaptation of the Stieg Larsson novel, Fincher revealed the plan was to make the sequels The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, "back to back." The script for Who Played with Fire was revised by Steven Zaillian and Andrew Kevin Walker at various stages. Upon the release of The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz, Sony Pictures elected to reboot the series instead with an adaptation of the new novel. It was released in 2018, directed by Fede Álvarez and starring Claire Foy. Fincher served as an executive producer.

Untitled Queen biopic

As early as 2010, a Queen biopic had been in active development with Sacha Baron Cohen set to portray lead singer Freddie Mercury, and Peter Morgan writing the script. At this time, Fincher, and several others including Tom Hooper and Stephen Frears, circled the Queen biopic as a potential project. Impressed with test photos of Cohen in character as Mercury, Fincher campaigned himself to direct the film but was rejected by the band. By 2013, Cohen had officially exited the biopic over creative differences with one of the members, and Rami Malek would instead go on to play Mercury in the 2018 film, Bohemian Rhapsody.

Videosyncrazy

In June 2015, HBO shut down production of this half-hour comedy series after it had filmed 4-5 episodes, with Fincher directing multiple episodes. It starred Charlie Rowe, Sam Page, Jason Flemyng, Kerry Condon, Elizabeth Lail, Corbin Bernsen and Paz Vega and was set in 1983, following a college dropout who moves to Hollywood with dreams of making a sci-fi epic, but ends up working on music videos. The first season was to begin with the making of the video for Berlin's song The Metro and would have concluded with the filming of Michael Jackson's Thriller. The series was written by Rich Wilkes and Bob Stephenson. Wilkes described it as “a half-hour show in the vein of something like Entourage or Veep.”

Utopia

Fincher became interested in making an American remake of the British television series Utopia in July 2013. By February 2014, he teamed with author Gillian Flynn and began developing the series at HBO, which gave it a series order. Fincher was set to direct all the episodes of the show's first season, with Flynn writing. The series would have starred Rooney Mara, Colm Feore, Eric McCormack, Dallas Roberts, Jason Ritter, Brandon Scott, and Agyness Deyn. HBO cancelled the project in August 2015,due to budget issues. Fincher stated in an October 2017 interview that it was specifically a disagreement over $9 million. The series was picked up by Amazon Studios in 2018, with Flynn remaining onboard as creator, executive producer and showrunner. Along with Videosyncrazy and Utopia, the third series in the HBO deal, Shakedown a 50s-set noir series, was also halted.

Steve Jobs

Fincher entered early talks to direct a biopic about Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs in February 2014. However he would bow out in April over contractual disputes.

Red Sparrow

In June 2014, it was reported that Fincher was interested in directing Eric Warren Singer's screenplay adaptation of Jason Matthews' espionage novel, Red Sparrow over at Fox, and wanted to reteam with actress Rooney Mara for the lead role. For the final film, Justin Haythe's script was used, Francis Lawrence would direct, and Jennifer Lawrence would star.

Star Wars sequels

In September 2014, Fincher revealed that he had discussed with Kathleen Kennedy a possible directing gig for Star Wars: Episode VII. His idea was to make it like The Empire Strikes Back, his favorite in the series, and that he saw the series as "the story of two slaves who go from owner to owner, witnessing their masters' folly, the ultimate folly of man." In a later interview with Empire, Fincher stated that he was offered to direct Episode IX, but turned it down because he was not interested in "franchise filmmaking" due to the pressure of it all.

Shakedown

Announced in December 2014, Shakedown was to be an HBO series directed by Fincher and written by James Ellroy. It was to be set in the seedy tabloid world of 1950s Los Angeles, and was inspired by the life of private investigator and Hollywood "fixer" Fred Otash. It was reported to be an original series written by Ellroy, and not an adaptation of his 2012 short story of the same name, also about Otash.

Strangers

It was reported in January 2015 that Fincher was to re-team with Gone Girl actor Ben Affleck and screenwriter Gillian Flynn on a modern update of Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train for Warner Bros. In a July 2015 interview, Flynn remarked all three individuals were "overcommitted" at the time.

World War Z 2

Fincher was hired to direct the sequel to 2013's World War Z in June 2017, with filming set to begin in June 2019. Paramount Pictures cancelled the project in February 2019. A cited reason for the cancellation was China imposing a ban on films featuring zombies and ghosts.

Untitled Chinatown prequel series

In November 2019, it was reported that Netflix had closed a deal with Fincher and Robert Towne to develop the pilot script for a series prequel to Chinatown, focusing on a younger version of the J. J. Gittes character as he works in a town where "the wealthy and corruption involves areas like land, oil, and gangs." Fincher confirmed he was still attached to it as of 2021, and, in 2023, rumors circulated that Henry Cavill had signed on for a role in the series.

2020s

Bitterroot

In September 2024, it was reported that Fincher became attached to direct Bitterroot, a Western crime thriller for Netflix. Its premise follows an elderly rancher who becomes the victim of financial fraud after winning a million-dollar sweepstakes and turns to robbing banks and hunting down the thieves while being pursued by his son, the sheriff. The screenplay written by Michael Gilio originally appeared on the The Black List in 2008 under the title Big Hole. Production was scheduled to begin in January 2025 in Los Angeles.

Rope

Also in September 2024, it was additionally reported that Fincher was actively working on three other projects for Netflix including Squid Game: America, the Chinatown prequel series and an as-yet revealed crime thriller film. The latter was then confirmed as a remake of the 1948 Alfred Hitchcock film Rope. Steven Knight was said to have written a draft of the script and Charlize Theron was set to star in one of the lead roles. Denzel Washington was also potentially attached to star in the film.

See also

• David Fincher filmography

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73. EXCLUSIVE: DAVID FINCHER REVEALS INGREDIENTS FOR KEANU REEVES FILM 'CHEF'
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88. DAVID FINCHER DISCUSSES REUNION WITH BRAD PITT, POSSIBLE 'FIGHT CLUB' MUSICAL
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100. David Fincher Interested In Producing Remake Of Brit TV Series ‘Utopia’ For HBO
101. David Fincher and ‘Gone Girl’ Writer Gillian Flynn Are Adapting the British Series ‘Utopia’ for HBO
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103. David Fincher Will Direct The Entire First Season Of HBO’s ‘Utopia’ In 2015
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External links

• David Fincher's unrealized projects at IMDb 

• Lists of unrealized projects by artist