David Fincher

David Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an US-American film director, writer and producer. He is considered to be one of the most preeminent directors of his generation and highly successful. Around 1981, when he was 19, instead of going to film school like most of his contemporaries, Fincher instead worked at George Lucas' company Industrial Light & Magic. At ILM, Fincher worked as an assistant cameraman for the last film in the Star Wars original trilogy, 1983's Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, including on the scenes with the AT-STs during the Battle of Endor. Fincher also worked as a matte photographer for the 1984 Star Wars Legends film Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure.

In 2012, David Fincher was one of the many directors considered by Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy for the first film of the sequel trilogy, but didn't take the job. At some point, Fincher also pitched Kathleen Kennedy a story set between Episode VIII The Last Jedi and Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker, but the idea didn't progress past a few phone calls.

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