David Fincher

David Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an US-American film director, writer and producer. He is considered to be one of the most preeminent directors of his generation and highly successful. Around 1981, when he was 19,[1] instead of going to film school like most of his contemporaries,[2] Fincher instead worked at George Lucas' company Industrial Light & Magic. At ILM, Fincher worked[1] as an assistant cameraman[3] for the last film in the Star Wars original trilogy, 1983's Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, including on the scenes with the AT-STs during the Battle of Endor.[2] Fincher also worked as a matte photographer for the 1984 Star Wars Legends film Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure.[4]

In 2012,[5] David Fincher was one of the many directors considered by Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy for the first film of the sequel trilogy, but didn't take the job.[6] At some point, Fincher also pitched Kathleen Kennedy a story set between Episode VIII The Last Jedi and Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker, but the idea didn't progress past a few phone calls.[7]

Filmography

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Premium-Era-real David Fincher: "Awards are just icing on the cake" by James Mottram on The Independent (February 1, 2009) (backup link archived on August 8, 2025)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Premium-Era-real David Fincher by Mark Salisbury on The Guardian (January 19, 2009) (backup link archived on September 30, 2025)
  3. ↑ Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  4. ↑ Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
  5. ↑ Premium-Era-real David Fincher Latest Name In The Mix To Direct ‘Star Wars: Episode 7’; Jon Favreau Reportedly Chasing The Job on theplaylist.net (November 30, 2012) (backup link)
  6. ↑ Premium-Era-real David Fincher Discusses The High Expectations Of Directing A ‘Star Wars’ Movie by Kevin Jagernauth on theplaylist.net (October 19, 2017) (backup link archived on May 10, 2024)
  7. ↑ Premium-Era-real ‘The Hunt For Ben Solo’: Steven Soderbergh & Adam Driver’s Secret ‘Star Wars’ Movie Was Greenlit Before Disney Pulled The Plug [Exclusive] by Rodrigo Perez on theplaylist.net (October 24, 2025) (backup link)

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