Fincher's take on J.K. Rowling's beloved fantasy series would have been closer to "Withnail and I" than the movies that ultimately materialized.

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.

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,

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

David Fincher recently revealed that he was considered for the franchise of Harry Potter before he pitched his take on the material. In an interview with Variety, the Seven director said that he was asked for his take on the film Harry Potter and how would he approach it.

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