Fincher Wants Pitt "Under The Sea'

Since screenwriter Steven Zaillian is still working on the script for his version of "The Girl Who Played with Fire" director David Fincher has started turning his attention back to his proposed adaptation of Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo" says Variety.

Disney has placed a three-month hold on the filmmaker as it decides whether to move forward on the pic.  At last report Andrew Kevin Walker was tasked to re-write the script.

Fincher is now said to want his frequent leading man Brad Pitt to star as sailor and master harpooner Ned Land, the role that legend Kirk Douglas played in the 1954 film version. A veteran A-List star will likely be asked to play Captain Nemo.

No one at Disney nor Pitt's reps would comment, but both Fincher and Pitt have the time to tackle a big budget tentpole like this.