David Fincher almost directed a“ Harry Potter” movie

Se7en director David Fincher once pitched a creepy take on Harry Potter to Warner Bros.
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David Fincher almost directed a“ Harry Potter” movie, but wanted to make it 'kind of creepy'
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David Fincher Says He Met With Warner Bros. to Direct ‘Harry Potter' and Told the Studio ‘I Want It to Be Kind of Creepy'
Over his more than 35-year career as a filmmaker, director David Fincher's name has been attached to many projects that later changed hands or otherwise never came to fruition. The list, which includes two sequels to "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,
David Fincher Opens Up About the Negative Response Warner Bros. Gave to Zodiac
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Fight Club director reveals he almost made a Harry Potter film: ‘I want it to be kind of creepy’
I remember saying, ‘I just don’t want to do the clean Hollywood version of it,’” Fincher told Variety. “I want to do something that looks a lot more like Withnail And I, and I want it to be kind of creepy.
‘Se7en’ Director Almost Made ‘Creepy’ ‘Harry Potter’ Movie
David Fincher, the director known for dark films like Se7en, Fight Club, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl, and zombie-thriller World War Z, was at one point in talks to direct 2001’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,
David Fincher was once in talks to direct Harry Potter, but his "creepy" version didn't align with Warner Bros.' vision
David Fincher has revealed that he once met with Warner Bros. to discuss directing a Harry Potter movie – but the Se7en director and the studio reportedly had conflicting visions for the project. "I was asked to come in and talk to them about how I would do Harry Potter,
Famed Sicko ‘Seven’ Director David Fincher Reveals He Met With Studio About ‘Harry Potter’, Wanted To Make It ‘Creepy’
The first two movies in the Harry Potter franchise were directed by Chris Columbus, the family-friendly filmmaker behind movies such as Home Alone (and

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