• David Fincher is known for his films “Fight Club” and “The Social Network.” 
• Disney required Fincher to exploit the story of an Indian prince.
• The project was announced at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con.

David Fincher has delivered some of the most mind-blowing films, including “Fight Club” and “The Social Network”, impressing audiences worldwide. However, he was also attached to a Disney project that never came to fruition.

The feature in question is the remake of “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”. Speaking to Letterboxd, the filmmaker shared, “I really wanted to do “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” because what we had in mind was really kind of gross and cool and wet and steampunk and all that.”

However, according to Comicbook, which reported Fincher’s words, Disney told the director: “We need to know that there’s a thing that we know how to exploit snout to tail, and you’re going to have to check these boxes for us.”

Speaking to the outlet, David Fincher explained that Jules Verne’s story centers on an Indian prince who had issues with white imperialism. While the director of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” had a similar vision in mind, Disney responded, “Yeah, yeah, fine. As long as there’s a lot less of that in it.”

It soon became clear to the filmmaker that the production house was unwilling to invest in his vision. As a result, he left the project and went on to direct “Gone Girl”, starring Ben Affleck.

The project was first announced at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con.

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