Harry Potter could have been much darker

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A slight twist of fate might have given us a far darker version of Harry Potter.

In 2000, David Fincher was one of Hollywood’s most acclaimed directors, known for his iconic thrillers like Fight Club, The Game, and Se7en. His reputation for crafting dark, intense narratives made him an unexpected choice when Warner Bros. approached him to direct the Harry Potter adaptation. Recently, Fincher spoke about the meeting in an interview with Variety.

“They asked me to come in and discuss directing Harry Potter,” Fincher recalled. “I remember saying, ‘I don’t want to do a straightforward Hollywood version. I’d want to make something more like Withnail & I and have it be a bit scarier.’”

Unsurprisingly, the studio rejected Fincher’s vision and ultimately handed the reins of the first film to Chris Columbus. At the time, the goal was to create a family-friendly story that would resonate with younger audiences.

Fincher had recently completed his adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s novel Fight Club, a project that aligned closely with his dark, psychological style. He later pursued similar works, including adaptations of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Gone Girl. In a separate interview, Fincher revealed that his choice of projects often depends more on the popularity of the source material than its specific themes.

“It’s not just the subject matter,” he explained, “but also my personal connection to the story. I don’t always know how I choose projects, but I always feel like it’s a story I’d want to see, and I’d want to tell it my way.”

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