Comments on: Sony Officially Plans To Make ‘Dragon Tattoo’ Sequels, But David Fincher Is Looking To Direct ‘20,000 Leagues’ Instead

By: Traie

Traie — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:40:13 +0000

I think Soderbergh would be an interesting fit and could get them both done fast and on the cheap.

By: bobmorton

bobmorton — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:40:13 +0000

"Without going into specifics…" We want specifics!

Also, wasn't that "naysayers" quote directed at you guys and the rest of the blogosphere?

By: Remy

Remy — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:40:13 +0000

I second kitcon's comment.

By: KitCon

KitCon — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:40:13 +0000

Burns has a "great" script but it's being rewritten by Walker? So I guess it's not great enough.
The behind the scenes of Dragon "were relatively quiet" but it was also "hellish"? So it was a quiet hell.

By: Simon

Simon — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:40:13 +0000

Actually, as of June 2011, the books had sold in more than 60 million copies worldwide. They've probably not sold -42 million copies since then.

By: Sean H

Sean H — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:40:12 +0000

I think that christopher nolan would be a good choice if david fincher backs nolan proved himself pretty well with the batman series and of course, Following, which also has a darker side to it is well along with a girl dragon tattoo series. I cannot wait for the sequels to come out and I think Rooney Mara was a wonderful choice in all of this, kudos to Mr. Fincher.

By: John

John — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:40:12 +0000

What a shame. Screw 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

By: Laura K.

Laura K. — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:40:12 +0000

Why would a director want to do a remake (especially since moviegoers are tired of remakes and want new and fresh) instead of completing an awesome series that has proven itself?

By: Migukin

Migukin — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:40:12 +0000

The series would be a great fit for David Cronenburg, Paul Thomas Anderson or Sam Mendes.

By: Dhritiman

Dhritiman — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:40:12 +0000

Doubtful that Fincher will return. He has repeatedly expressed a dislike for directing sequels, especially since his (in)famous issues on Alien3. Either way, my choice of potential directors to replace him (in no particular order of preference):

Michael Mann, David Cronenberg, Christopher Nolan, Sam Mendes, Tomas Alfredson.

Outside/ unlikely choices:
Paul Thomas Anderson, Alfonso Cuaron, Nicolas Winding Refn

Let me know what everyone thinks!

By: david

david — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:40:12 +0000

I honestly D.G.A.S. who directs the next one, Zaillian is still adapting the script and apparently Sony realized that Mara as Salander is what the people want, so supposedly Z is re-writing everything to give Lisbeth a lot more screentime than the Swedish sequels had.

I mean, would it be awesome if Fincher and Reznor returned? Sure. But if it helps cut the budget in half, who can blame them… I just want sequels. And more Rooney!

By: Myra

Myra — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:40:12 +0000

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, I really want Fincher to be back. Very few directors have his vision, his guts to not be afraid of doing what is right in terms of story telling and even fewer are respectful of the source material. He was proven right in his choice of Mara. Almost everyone praised her performance and I can't imagine any other American actress in this iconic role. I don't know if 20000 leagues is already an ongoing project. I'm wishing that would be postponed so that Fincher would come and film the two remaining sequels together.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:40:12 +0000

They honestly should have hired someone they knew wanted to see the whole thing through, part of the failing of the Swedish adaptations was the switch in directors (the rest of the blame falls on the second book being signifcantly weaker & pulpier than the original and the fact that the budgets & look of the last two films were drastically worse because they were intended only for TV distribution until the 1st film blew up). Oh well, way to botch a real opportunity for improvement Sony.

By: Ken

Ken — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:40:12 +0000

Yeah I don't think Fincher will make the sequels either and the studio probably thinks that it wouldn't be worth the money to hire him back. Even though Fincher may be the best man for the job, you know that doesn't matter to the studios. They just want to get someone good enough and make the sequels decent enough to make them back their money. That's all they care about. Unless Dragon Tattoo was a true box office juggernaut, which it's not (even though it's certainly no flop either), I think the studio will ultimately decide to go for a cheaper option to direct the Tattoo sequels.

By: mary

mary — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:40:12 +0000

I find it hilarious how much Sony didn't want Rooney when she's the best part of this movie.

By: Los

Los — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:40:12 +0000

What about Jonathan Glazer &/or Anton Corbijn for said sequels?