David Fincher to direct 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA

David Fincher is now in talks with Disney to direct the under the sea adventure.  Fincher, is better known for Fight Club, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Se7en. Also Scott Z. Burns (The Bourne Ultimatum),  is currently drafting an adaptation of the Jules Verne story.

Check the 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA synopsis:

Professor Pierre Aronnax, the narrator of the story, boards an American frigate commissioned to investigate a rash of attacks on international shipping by what is thought to be an amphibious monster. The supposed sea creature, which is actually the submarine Nautilus, sinks Aronnax’s vessel and imprisons him along with his devoted servant Conseil and Ned Land, a temperamental harpooner. The survivors meet Captain Nemo, an enigmatic misanthrope who leads them on a worldwide, yearlong underwater adventure. The novel is noted for its exotic situations, the technological innovations it describes, and the tense interplay of the three captives and Nemo (who reappears in The Mysterious Island).

Rob Thomas touring Australia next year

American rock recording artist and songwriter ROB THOMAS announced the dates of his Australian tour.

He will be promoting his new solo album “Cradle song” including hot singles including ‘Her Diamonds’ and ‘Someday’. This will be the 7th tour of Australia for Thomas, both as a solo artist and as frontman for Matchbox Twenty.

The dates are:

5 February 2009 – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
7 February – Leconfield Winery, McLaren Vale
11 February – Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
13 February – Hope Estate Winery, Hunter Valley
14 February – Centennial Vineyards, Bowral
17 February – Entertainment Centre, Sydney
20 February – Rochford Winery, Yarra Valley
21 February– Sandalford Wines, Swan Valley