David Fincher on Board For New Netflix Project
According to reports, director David Fincher is teaming with Robert Towne for a new Chinatown prequel series on Netflix. Towne wrote the original Chinatown screenplay.
Fincher will be executive producer along with Towne and Josh Donen. The idea behind the prequel series would be to focus on a young Jake Gittes (played in the film by Jack Nicholson) as he plies his business in a town where the wealthy and corruption involves areas like land, oil and gangs. The hope is that Fincher might direct the pilot, but that is not part of the deal which at this point covers a pilot script.
Fincher has already helped with some of Netflix’s most well-respected projects. He has been an executive producer on Mindhunter, House of Cards, and LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS, while also directing episodes of both Mindhunter and House of Cards. Along with the new Chinatown project, Fincher is also working on another project for Netflix, a film titled Mank about Herman J. Mankiewicz for which he’ll direct.