Gritty and visceral, yet clean and precise, his back catalogue is very impressive.
The inevitable result is that differences become irreconcilable and projects collapse.
Below we look at some of the projects that have fallen by the wayside.
So it was therefore somewhat inevitable that it would be remade for American audiences.
This was not Finchers first foray into adapting British TV for an American audience.
So it seemed like the obvious choice.
From the sounds of things, it was going to be pretty far out.
The notion was to put kids in a place where theyd say, I agree with everything he espouses.
I take issue with his meansor his ends.
So obviously, the problem the studio had, which ultimately undermined Finchers position, was… the casting.
Speaking toLittle White Lies, he described the casting process.
Needless to say, Finchers take was going to be darker.
So, it isnt hard to see why the studio balked.
Heavy Metal
In 2008 there were plans to remake the 1981 filmHeavy Metal.
Fincher was spearheading the project and was also going to direct one.
So, it could have been really great, or a total hodgepodge of weirdness.
There was also the little issue of the reportedly $70 million budget.
At least until Christopher Nolan arrived on the scene withBatman Begins.
Needless to say, Finchers take would have been very different.
Raimi, Fincher believed, wanted to do the Marvel comic superhero, which strongly suggests Fincher did not.
It was a very different thing, it wasnt the teenager story.
It was much more of the guy whos settled into being a freak.
