Fight Club director David Fincher reveals he almost made a Harry Potter film: ‘I want it to be kind of creepy’

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy David Fincher has revealed that he was in the running to make the Harry Potter films, but his “creepy” vision didn’t align with that of the production company. “They were like, ‘We want Tom Brown’s School Days by way of Oliver.’” In the end, Chris Columbus of Home Alone fame directed the first two movies, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in 2001 and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets the following year. open image in gallery Rupert Grint as Ron, Emma Watson as Hermione, and Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in a scene from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire It was announced last year that JK Rowling’s bestselling books were being adapted for a new series, a move that drew criticism from some fans of the books who deemed another adaptation “unnecessary”. open image in gallery JK Rowling with the cast from the original films In recent years, discussions around Harry Potter have come to be dominated by Rowling’s outspoken views about transgender people.