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'Fight Club: The Musical'? David Fincher On His Upcoming Projects, Including 'Torso' And 'Rendezvous'

Posted 1/7/08 10:54 am EST by in News


David FincherWhen I got the chance to chat recently with David Fincher, I had a laundry list of projects I wanted him to weigh in on. Thankfully the astounding director of "Zodiac" and "Seven" spent the better part of an hour happily dispensing new info on his future slate. The first part of the interview, in which he discusses "Zodiac," can be read by clicking here.

Now the rest of our chat is up, and among the highlights of part two of the David Fincher interview:

-- He's planning on turning "Fight Club" into a musical.

-- His planned film version of "Torso" may star Matt Damon as Eliot Ness.

-- He's planning a series of CGI 3-D films based on "Heavy Metal." Read More...

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Warner Bros. Chooses Blu-Ray, Annoys Half Of MTV Movies Blog Staff

Posted 1/4/08 6:14 pm EST by in News


Well, there goes the high-definition format war. Warner Bros., which lays claim to the biggest film library of them all, has announced that it is dropping support for HD DVD and will support Blu-ray exclusively come May 2008. The news comes a day after I convinced fellow blogger Josh Horowitz to lay down cash for a Toshiba HD DVD player, and a month after I purchased my own unit (the saving grace is it was pretty cheap and it's still good for upconverting regular DVDs).

The decision more or less dooms the HD DVD format which was launched in 2005 by Toshiba and Microsoft (who back it through their Xbox 360 console), and which now counts Paramount, DreamWorks and Universal as its only exclusive supporters (and since Universal isn't under a contract, it has the ability to switch to Blu-ray should it wish to). Blu-ray, on the other hand, will have Sony (who created it), Fox, Disney, WB, New Line, Lionsgate and MGM. The news will hopefully mean a price drop for Blu-ray players which have traditionally been more expensive than their HD DVD brethren. Read Warner and Toshiba's respective press releases after the jump. Read More...

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'Zodiac' Hunt Resumes As Fincher Unleashes Director's Cut

Posted 1/4/08 10:42 am EST by in Video


Like anyone would expect from an auteur like Fincher, the filmmaker had an expanded vision of his serial killer flick "Zodiac" in mind when it came to editing. That extended version is now seeing release on DVD in the form of a director's cut, and we spoke to Fincher to get the low-down on it. Watch one of the bonus features from the disc below, and then click here to read our conversation with the acclaimed helmer discussing the result.

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