The real reason Denzel Washington won’t appear in David Fincher’s Se7en

When Denzel Washington was asked to star in Se7en, David Fincher had not yet been confirmed as director – not that that would have helped sway the actor. At that point, Fincher’s film was his only major Hollywood film “Alien 3,” which was a nightmare to film by all standards In the end, the critics were disappointed. Other than that, he was just directing music videos. This doesn’t seem like the kind of biopic that would have convinced Denzel, especially since the “Se7en” script itself was the main issue.

Asked by Jamie Foxx (l Excitement) In 2018, whether he said no to a film he should have approved, Washington called “Se7en” and said, “They wanted me to play Brad Pitt. I thought the script was too diabolical. Then I saw the movie, I was like, ‘Oh “You ruined it.”

In fairness, Denzel did see the version of the film that New Line wanted audiences to see. Originally, Fincher wanted to leave out William Somerset’s final line about the world being “worth saving”, and cut to black after David Mills shoots John Doe. If this is the version in the script that Denzel saw, you can’t really blame him for calling it “satanic.” It’s an interesting description, too, because it alludes to the actor’s faith, which he often brings to his roles, Writing an ominous biblical phrase from Romans 6:23 into his text for “Training Day.” Obviously, an actor’s understanding of theology plays an important role when they read scripts and think about projects.

However, no matter how “satanic” the script for Se7en was, Denzel has seemed to regret his decision to leave the film ever since. The actor spoke to CTV NewsSaying it was a “mistake” to turn down Mills’ role, adding: “I was like, ‘Man, this is too much.’ “Then I saw it and I was like, ‘Oh my God.’ However, the actor seemed convinced that Brad Pitt was the right man for the job after all, saying: “Obviously he wasn’t right for me, he was right for me.” It was Brad’s all along.” Washington himself eventually played a detective hunting a demonic killer, when he played the title role Horror film “Fallen” in 1998.

It’s interesting to think about how Denzel’s career would have turned out had he starred in Fincher’s crime thriller. However, I’m perfectly happy living in the schedule with the versions of “Se7en” and “Training Day” that we know and love.