David Fincher has reportedly passed on directing the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Several insider sources told THR Fincher was demanding $10 million up front, along with some other "aggressive demands" over full control of the film's marketing. Fincher's alleged demands were "ridiculous" considering the Jobs film isn't a guaranteed blockbuster. A source told THR, "He should be rewarded in success but not up front."
"Sony allowed him considerable input into the marketing of the 2011 film The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, including honoring his request to use the tagline "The feel bad movie of Christmas" in its campaign," THR reports. "A source says Fincher also had the studio create metal, razor-blade-shaped one-sheet materials for the film that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to produce but were not suitable for display in theaters."
Fincher has not released a statement about the lost deal with Sony. However, Fincher's upcoming crime thriller "Gone Girl" has released its first teaser trailer. The film is about a couple, Nick and Amy Dunne, who moves to the Midwest after being unable to find employment in New York City as magazine writers. However, soon after their fifth wedding anniversary Amy goes missing and things take a turn for the worst.
Check out the official movie synopsis and the trailer below. "Gone Girl" is slated to hit theaters on Oct. 3.
"GONE GIRL -- directed by David Fincher and based upon the global bestseller by Gillian Flynn -- unearths the secrets at the heart of a modern marriage. On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?"
