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David Fincher has long been attached to do an adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke's 1972 sci-fi book, Rendezvous with Rama. It was brought to his attention by Se7en star Morgan Freeman, whose company, Revelations Entertainment has optioned it. The film was originally to have been made by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, but after being bought out by Universal Pictures, the film has since moved over to Paramount Pictures (which currently has a joint venture with Universal for international distribution of the 2 studios' films, United International Pictures). It has since been in development.
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Fincher's first feature film, Alien 3 (1992), was a critical and commercial failure. Wrought with agony under the iron fist of Twentieth Century Fox, Fincher's vision for the sequel was demolished by the studio. Fox was plainly unwilling to gamble on an even darker version of an already depressing film, especially when handing over an unprecedented budget to a first-time director. By the time the ordeal was over Fincher reportedly “swore he would rather have colon cancer than direct another picture.” (5) Fincher's later film career may not have been so successful, nor his fan base so large, if Alien 3 had been a benign success. After all, there is no better way to gain sympathy as a director than to have your dreams crushed by heartless studio executives. However, greatness, or even the possibility of greatness, does not typically descend from sympathy.
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Released on January 8, PHE's first HD DVD title of the year is David Fincher's director's cut of the mesmerizing drama Zodiac, which has been cited on over 200 critics' lists as one of the top 10 films of 2007. The HD DVD includes over three hours of in-depth bonus materials including a multi-part exploration of the making of the film, the facts of the real-life attacks and more. Following on February 26, PHE will debut the director's cut of Robert Zemeckis' visually stunning cinematic experience, Beowulf, which conjures a world the likes of which has never been seen before with state-of-the-art technology and exhilarating storytelling. The HD DVD will include a feature-length picture-in-picture track, web enabled Beowulf Profiler, A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf with optional pop-up trivia and much more.
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Paramount Pictures has tapped Narc director Joe Carnahan to helm Mission: Impossible 3 following the withdrawal of David Fincher. Variety reports the studio is in negotiations with Carnahan over the third installment, to be produced by Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner via their Paramount-based C/W Prods. with Cruise portraying agent Ethan Hunt.
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David Fincher is ... attached to direct an adaptation of Brian Michael Bendis' graphic novel Torso, Jake Gyllenhaal is attached for the lead, reuniting with Fincher after Zodiac. Paramount Pictures have placed the film on the fast-track, with production to be completed before the impending 2008 Writers Guild, Directors Guild and Screen Actors Guild strike. [1]
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Fincher made his directorial debut in the movies with Alien3 (1992), which was then the highest budgeted picture by a first time director. Unfortunately the film was not a pleasant experience for Fincher, having had a difficult time with the people at 20th Century Fox, who built sets without a finished script and made production a nightmare. While it received an Oscar nomination for special effects, the film was not well received by critics or movie goers. Depressed and disillusioned, Fincher retreated back into the world of commercial and music video directing.
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