What You Probably Didn't Know About David Fincher

 

Ya know, I had a tough time trying to figure out what would be the best way to celebrate Fincher's new movie [The Killer] coming out, and after some debating, it's clear that instead of one of his movies, I decided to make a post about the man himself. So, here are things you probably didn't know about David Fincher.

1) He's turned down directing 8MM in favor of doing Fight Club, turned down directing Catch Me If You Can in favor of Panic Room, and turned down an offer to direct Batman Begins. He was also considered to direct Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man.

2) It was the 1969 film, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid that inspired him to pursue a career in filmmaking.

3) He's the first music video director to become a major Hollywood feature filmmaker. Years later many other directors followed his footsteps. A couple of those directors are Zack Snyder, Marc Webb, F. Gary Gray, Francis Lawrence, along with many others.

4) His filmmaking influences include Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, George Roy Hill, and Alan J. Pakula.

5) He was neighbors with George Lucas.

6) He's the only director not to provide commentary for the Alien Quadrilogy.

7) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was his first PG-13 rated movie.

8) Before becoming a big time film director, he got his start directing music videos for artist such as Madonna, Nine Inch Nails, and Michael Jackson. His visual storytelling style would go onto change the music video industry.

9) Speaking of his music video career, between 1984 and 1993, he directed a total of 53 music videos. He's referred to the production of these music videos as his own "film school", because he learned how to work efficiently within a small budget and time frame.

10) He's directed commercials for products like Nike, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Sony. Even though he hated doing them.

Well I hoped you enjoyed this. Sorry if this one was much shorter than my others, but I only had a short amount of time to do this. Anyways, that's all for now. Come back on Thursday, Nov 9th, for a brand new Raiders of The Lost Media. For that one, I'll be telling you about a crossover between DC Comics' Batman and Image Comics' Spawn. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.