David Fincher set to direct 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
The film apparently came together after Fincher approached new Disney production head Sean Bailey about wanting to helm a tent-pole picture that wasn't as dark as his previous efforts, which include Fight Club and Zodiac. The film has been secretly brewing as Bailey settled into his new position with Disney.
Based on Jules Verne's classic epic, which became a film in 1954 starring Kirk Douglas, this new version will follow a group of men led by Captain Nemo, who battle a scientific genius and his giant submarine. Where McG's film was set up to follow the origins of Captain Nemo, Fincher's take on the material will be surprisingly less dark and more in lines with Star Wars. The film is said to be visually stunning, and production will start before the end of this year.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo comes to theaters in 2013. The film is directed by David Fincher.
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Diaigma
He sure has picked some interesting projects lately :P
2 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
Vanboy
Yeah, we won't have to endure anymore damage on his behalf. Look at the bright side, now he'll be free to helm the Charlie's Angels reboot.
2 years agoby @vanboyFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
@Vanboy, to each their own. I thought it was a productive start. They were setting it up nicely, showing that traveling in the day may not be such a good idea, leading to the would be McG part two: don't go out in the day. Ya know? I thought he was off to a good start, and could have done even better in the sequels. Now we'll never know.
2 years agoby @narratorFlag
ed_wood
Anything Fincher does will be awesome. I would love to see him do Bioshock though.
2 years agoby @ed-woodFlag
Vanboy
Fallen, I'm not saying that I totally hated T4. There were quite a few things, that if you were a fan, like I am, you could pick apart. I know it was supposed to be a trilogy, but if you alienate the fans like me so much, word of mouth doesn't get around as much. McG said that he was going for a sort of Road Warrior look, and that's not what Terminator is.
I like that he got out of our time (three movies was enough) and set in in the ruins, but, being a fan, (like many others) we have been waiting to see a feature length version of the night time battles since 1984. And the movie is finally set in the ruins and along comes McG and it's, "Ha, ha, denied". I'm not the only one who was pissed off about that.
Now whoever gets the helm the next one, they had better figure a way to fix McG's mistake, by making the new uniforms equipped with internal coolant, to keep Terminators from seeing them at night. Kyle did say, "We stay down by day, but it's safe to move around at night". Don't change the premise of the things to come, in the history of Terminator, just because there was the advent of thermal imaging.
I think that there are already materials that diminish heat signatures anyway. So if we set in concrete that these machines can see the heat signatures, what if this material becomes more advanced. I guess Cameron's vision will come to pass, because the next director will limit his mind and his version of Terminator to what we have now, in our present time.
What I don't understand is, that they move around in Salvation in the day, because the Hunter Killers (which change dramatically in every sequel after T2) see them at night, right? Well, they did a pretty damn good job at finding them in the daytime, sooo.....
And the only reason that Cameron's name keeps coming up is, when something is perfect, others can only screw it up. Not that McG did a bad job. He just didn't do a good job.
2 years agoby @vanboyFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
@Insert, I agree. I still haven't heard anything about Bioshock, except that they might be casting that guy from Prison Break as Jack (please god no). I'd be a lot happier if the rights we're turned over to Warner Bros. or even Dreamworks (Spielberg is a huge fan of the games).
2 years agoby @narratorFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
@Vanboy? He started off great. Other than Alien3, his first big venture was Seven, which was an instant classic, followed by The Game, and the third favorite all time movie: Fight Club. since he's had Benjamin Button and Zodiac, both great films. I think he's doing just fine.
As for your hate for McG, everyone here understands you love James Cameron, and his Terminator movies, but McG did really good with what he had. It was going to be a trilogy, and he was setting it up slowly. I mean, you are just mad Cameron didn't do it. Salvation is loved by quite a few fanboys, and it brought new audiences to the theaters. So, I love Cmaeron's films, but Salvation was actually really well made imo. To each their own, eh?
2 years agoby @narratorFlag
Vanboy
Ok, so I just read up on The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. (A little confusion) but the really good one I was referring to, is the Canadian version that's of course out right now. The David Fincher one, I noticed was in pre-production, probably won't be as good. I'll see the one that's out now. That's the one that everyone is raving about. A friend of mind gave it a prediction of best picture. And he doesn't do that lightly.
2 years agoby @vanboyFlag
Vanboy
Fallen, He's matured quite a bit. Hopefully he's gotten that "everybody dies sh*t" out of his system and he's on the track to making movies of more than one note. I'm liking him more these days. I think his maturing started with The Game. And I've heard great things about The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. I didn't even know he directed that. I have even more respect for him now. I really liked Panic Room and I guess, soon I can forgive him for raping the Alien Franchise with Alien 3. We'll see, after I see Tattoo and Leagues.
2 years agoby @vanboyFlag
Vanboy
Thank GOD McG is not attached to this anymore. One of my favorite Disney flicks, would have been destroyed by McG. McG's adaptation, (like the Reese premonitions of night time Terminator battles changed to daylight) probably would have had the Nautilus turned into a train, and it would have been traveling through the desert, and Nemo would have had to fight off a giant cactus.
I'm not a great fan of Fincher, but I know he'll do a damn better job that that Charlie's Angels egomaniacal *sshole.
2 years agoby @vanboyFlag
T.Clark
Dark science fiction elements...BioShock, Fincher. Steal it from the 28 Weeks Later guy.
2 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
slysnide
Interesting choice. Great of course, but he's good at making dark films. Granted "Zodiac" (2007) didn't do too well at the box office and was inaccurate in some ways, it was still a good flick. I however think he should adapt the novel as is, using state of the art technology with a slightly new interpretation to make it less of a drag. That would make for a memorable film. Though for such a story, it all comes down to the cast.
2 years agoby @slysnideFlag
The Dark Knight
good for him
2 years agoby @thedarkknight23Flag
Brian
Why does Fincher look so happy in that photo?
2 years agoby @brianFlag
T.Clark
This is cool and all, but if he wants to dive back into the sci-fi genre, I'd much rather see him take the reigns of the BioShock movie.
2 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Haha. God I don' know what to say. Fincher is one of the best directors around (my second favorite), but I am not sure how this will work. then again he did Benjamin Button out of nowhere and that surprised all of us. Idk. I guess I was expecting him to go back to his serial killer/crime mystery type films. No one does it i nthat category like him. but if he wants to continue to spread out, then I am all for it.
2 years agoby @narratorFlag