Let us remember, Fincher has taken on numerous different projects over the years that ended up never getting made. He’s known to bail on things at the flick of a switch, mostly due to his high budget demands. Whatever happened to “Strangers on A Train”? “World War Z II”? “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”? “Jobs”? “The Girl Who Played With Fire”?
With the studio system closing down its doors on many “auteur” filmmakers, Fincher, with his ambitious needs, didn’t have much of a choice but to accept that there was a lack of opportunities for his own vision of things.
Then came his exclusive multi-year deal with Netflix. Fincher has been all about Netflix since then, delving into the streaming game full-on, creating shows such as “House of Cards,” “Mindhunter“ “Love, Death + Robots” and films like “Mank” and the upcoming “The Killer.”
Source: Cannes Boss: David Fincher “Has Left Cinema” by Exclusively Making Netflix Movies — World of Reel