David Fincher Eying Bobby Fischer, "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" for Next Films
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Director David Fincher accepts the Feature Film Nomination Presentation award onstage during the 61st Annual Directors Guild of America Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on January 31, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for DGA) *** Local Caption *** David Fincher
David Fincher made a name for himself directing music videos and then thrillers. Now he's making movies about Facebook and chess.
With "The Social Network" in post-production and slated for an Oct. 15 release, Fincher is considering "Pawn Sacrifice," about American Bobby Fischer's 1972 defeat of Russian Boris Spassky in what was one of the great Cold War proxy battles.
Tobey Maguire is set to star and produce the film from a script by "Eastern Promises" scribe Steven Knight.
It's a shame the film will focus on this one match, because Fischer was one of the great wingnuts of his day. Fischer went into seclusion after besting Spassky, surrendering his title and forgoing competitive chess for some two decades.
When he finally emerged to defeat Spassky again in 1992, the match took place in Yugoslavia, which was under U.N. sanctions at the time, leading to a conflict with the U.S. government that so embittered the chess great that he renounced his citizenship.
In addition to nurturing a great hatred for his homeland, Fischer turned his vitriol towards his own people, the Jews, spouting anti-Semitism.
Fincher is also reportedly considering "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," based on the Swedish novel and film, which Carey Mulligan is said to be interested in starring in.
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