Darren Aronofsky is attempting his first big-budget epic in Noah but the tone of the film, which will reportedly show the dark, heavy-drinking side of the biblical character, is still in the same vein as Aronofsky's past character studies. Christopher Nolan had never done a big-budget adventure before he tackled Batman Begins but a wounded and flawed lead has been a familiar theme of his films. In contrast, Capt. Nemo is unlike anything Fincher has done before in tone, style and substance. Fincher is immensely talented and he could certainly pull it off but it's not obviously tapping into his strengths.
As for Brad, other than the chance to work with Fincher again I don't see the attraction of the Disney film since he's just coming off World War Z which is targeting a similar demo.
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David Fincher Wants Brad Pitt To Star In '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea'
We're almost a full year from when "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" hit theaters, and we're still no closer to figuring out what David Fincher's
next feature film will be. Of course, not that he's been sitting around
idle -- he has spent the bulk of 2012 producing and directing "House Of Cards," the Netflix and Media Rights Capital series that will hit the streaming service next year. And while "The Girl Who Played With Fire" won't be coming anytime before 2014, with Fincher saying in August he's "trying to figure [it] out," a past collaborator could kickstart a project that's been brewing for a while.
Variety reports that Disney has placed Fincher on a three month hold as they decide the fate of his long-developing "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea." The project is certainly ambitious, with Fincher previously teasing that it would be in 3D, be 70% CG and feature motion-capture work, and the last word we heard on it was that he'd hired his "Se7en" scribe Andrew Kevin Walker last fall to write the script. Essentially, the short version of this is that it's an expensive movie and Disney, still bruising from "John Carter," and having watched "The Lone Ranger" go over budget as well, will likely be checking every angle before saying yes or no. But could a major star change their mind?
Fincher is said to be courting his "Se7en," "Fight Club" and "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" star Brad Pitt for the lead role of Ned Land, with an older A-list type being sought for Captain Nemo. Of course, reps for Pitt stress that he's not committed to anything right now, and like other A-list actors of his caliber, Pitt generally has many options to choose from. The only movie he's firmly attached to is James Gray's "The Gray Man," which the filmmaker told us this spring might be his next effort.
All this to say, nothing is certain just yet. But Fincher is trying to find a way to work with Pitt again, and if he's intrigued and signs on, we'll bet that Disney has no problem giving this the thumbs up.
L.A. Times Movies Now
Hopes for “The Girl Who Played With Fire,” a potential follow-up to David Fincher’s English-language “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” slowed considerably after the first movie performed only decently at the box office.
But star Daniel Craig says he hasn’t given up on the possibility of a new installment —and in fact hopes to persuade the director to return.
“Of course I’ll embrace [the movie], especially if Fincher does it,” Craig told The Times, adding, “I’m definitely going to work on him.”
Fincher, who has a range of projects in development, has been publicly noncommittal about returning to the franchise, which follows a Swedish-language art-house hit. The director has never made a sequel in his long career.
Though well-received by critics and fans, "Dragon Tattoo," Sony-MGM's 2011 adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s bestseller, grossed $233 million worldwide. That’s a respectable but hardly blockbuster result for the R-rated film -- and prompted an MGM executive to say earlier this year that the company had lost a small amount of money on the film and would likely participate in a new movie only if it was made at a lower budget.
Sony has been waiting on a new "Fire" script from writer Steven Zallian; there has been no recent development movement.
Larsson's book on which the film would be based, the second in the so-called Millennium Trilogy, centers on Craig's Mikael Blomqvist and Rooney Mara's Lisbeth Salander investigating a sex-trafficking ring.
Meanwhile, Craig’s latest James Bond movie, “Skyfall,” opens in three weeks. And while the actor — who after three tent-pole-sized movies in the last 16 months has no new film that has been greenlighted -- says he finds the idea of doing some independent work appealing, he’s not actively seeking it out.
“Sometimes shooting on a smaller scale, as long as things don’t blow out of proportion, is very liberating,” said the actor, who made a foray into indie drama with the Holocaust resistance film “Defiance” in 2008. “But I wouldn’t like to self-consciously go out and look for some nice small project just to get a chance to prove my acting chops. It’s like, I think I’ve … done enough of that.”
Fincher is said to be courting his "Se7en," "Fight Club" and "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" star Brad Pitt for the lead role of Ned Land, with an older A-list type being sought for Captain Nemo. Of course, reps for Pitt stress that he's not committed to anything right now, and like other A-list actors of his caliber, Pitt generally has many options to choose from. The only movie he's firmly attached to is James Gray's "The Gray Man," which the filmmaker told us this spring might be his next effort.
All this to say, nothing is certain just yet. But Fincher is trying to find a way to work with Pitt again, and if he's intrigued and signs on, we'll bet that Disney has no problem giving this the thumbs up.
L.A. Times Movies Now
Daniel Craig will try to persuade Fincher to make 'Girl Who Played With Fire'
October 18, 2012, 3:46 p.m.
Hopes for “The Girl Who Played With Fire,” a potential follow-up to David Fincher’s English-language “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” slowed considerably after the first movie performed only decently at the box office.
But star Daniel Craig says he hasn’t given up on the possibility of a new installment —and in fact hopes to persuade the director to return.
“Of course I’ll embrace [the movie], especially if Fincher does it,” Craig told The Times, adding, “I’m definitely going to work on him.”
Fincher, who has a range of projects in development, has been publicly noncommittal about returning to the franchise, which follows a Swedish-language art-house hit. The director has never made a sequel in his long career.
Though well-received by critics and fans, "Dragon Tattoo," Sony-MGM's 2011 adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s bestseller, grossed $233 million worldwide. That’s a respectable but hardly blockbuster result for the R-rated film -- and prompted an MGM executive to say earlier this year that the company had lost a small amount of money on the film and would likely participate in a new movie only if it was made at a lower budget.
Sony has been waiting on a new "Fire" script from writer Steven Zallian; there has been no recent development movement.
Larsson's book on which the film would be based, the second in the so-called Millennium Trilogy, centers on Craig's Mikael Blomqvist and Rooney Mara's Lisbeth Salander investigating a sex-trafficking ring.
Meanwhile, Craig’s latest James Bond movie, “Skyfall,” opens in three weeks. And while the actor — who after three tent-pole-sized movies in the last 16 months has no new film that has been greenlighted -- says he finds the idea of doing some independent work appealing, he’s not actively seeking it out.
“Sometimes shooting on a smaller scale, as long as things don’t blow out of proportion, is very liberating,” said the actor, who made a foray into indie drama with the Holocaust resistance film “Defiance” in 2008. “But I wouldn’t like to self-consciously go out and look for some nice small project just to get a chance to prove my acting chops. It’s like, I think I’ve … done enough of that.”
