James Mangold Replaces David Fincher on Captain Nemo
Hard as it may be to believe, a few years ago, Disney was developing a movie withDavid Fincher—a large-scale adventure movie, in fact. Fincher was attached to direct a new iteration of20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, which he envisioned as an epic, 3D retelling of the classicJules Vernestory,one described as a “reinvention”with an entirely different look at Captain Nemo. Unfortunately, Fincher and Disney disagreed on casting (Fincher wantedChanning Tatum, Disney wantedChris Hemsworth), and the filmmaker ultimately parted ways with the project....