We’d write that David Fincher is having a big year, but it seems like he’s been in permanent kill mode for a while. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" comes out tomorrow, and it’s sure to sweep box offices if not critical year-end lists. He’s also got plenty of projects in the distant future, including a Disney adaptation of “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and “House of Cards," the first original television show for Netflix.
But there’s another project that comic fans would like to see him tackle as soon as possible: Eric Powell’s “The Goon," that irascible thug with the lead pipe. When talking to MTV News, Fincher revealed that the animated film is still in development, although it might be a while.
“We're still trying. Eric rewrote his script," he said. “He got away from the genesis story, and I feel like we need to go back to a little bit of what he had before."
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