David Fincher Series #5: Panic Room (2002)

‘Panic Room’ Theatrical Release Poster

After the worldwide success of Fight Club and the legions of fans who embraced it, David Fincher faced a tricky task in what to take on as next project. Following on from such an iconic piece of modern cinema, his next film was always going to be held up in comparison, and it was in the midst of this intrigue and expectation that Fincher responded with the release of his fifth feature film, Panic Room. Teaming up with David Koepp – who had been part of the writing team behind box office hits such as Jurassic Park and Spiderman – Panic Room was a change in direction and scope from Fight Club (although there is very little truly like Fight Club) and more of a return to the thematic ideas and style of his earlier films Seven and The Game.