Back in May, Disney revealed that it will not proceed with the dark version of Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under Sea" that director McG (Terminator Salvation) was working on. But then David Fincher (The Social Network, Fight Club) showed interest in the project, forcing the studio take another look at it.
Now in an interview with Jon Favreau, the helmer not only confirmed that he will direct "Magic Kingdom" instead of "Iron Man 3," but added that Fincher is officially on board to direct "20,000 Leagues" from a script by Scott Burns (Bourne Ultimatum).
If the plan doesn't change, the project will have a budget of around $150 million and will serve as an origin story for Captain Nemo. Fincher's take is described as being in the vein of "Star Wars" or "The Empire Strikes Back." It will aim to be visually dazzling.
So? He'll most likely be filming it with the Red EPIC so it's not like the image quality is going to be compromised like it was in Avatar. And Fincher isn't one to throw gimmicky crap at the audience so the 2D version won't be any different then if it were shot in 2D...
