Anthony Hopkins’ unofficial sequel to David Fincher’s ‘Seven’: “The notion was pretty short-lived”

Anthony Hopkins’ unofficial sequel to David Fincher’s ‘Seven’: “The notion was pretty short-lived”As much as Hollywood continually refuses to believe otherwise, not every successful movie needs a sequel. David Fincher’s Seven definitely didn’t, but two decades after its release, Anthony Hopkins ended up taking top billing in an unofficial sequel of sorts. To the surprise of nobody, Griffin explained to Bloody Disgusting that the brief flirtation with a direct Seven sequel wasn’t his call. “In truth, the notion of turning Solace into a Seven sequel was pretty short-lived,” he said. “There was a rumour that David Fincher had called Freeman and talked him out of pursuing it, but David has never confirmed or denied that to me.