Not for the squeamish

Although the next film from Seven and Fight Club director David Fincher is not set to be released in the UK until March, a new poster for the movie has been released which looks set to raise levels of anticipation even higher.

Based on true events, Zodiac stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr and Mark Ruffalo and is the story of a serial killer in 1960's America who left clues to his crimes but was never found.

For those who are looking for movies with thrills, guts, gore and a not-small amount of violence, the movies of David Fincher could be considered as candidates.

A former music video director, Fincher's movie debut was with science-fiction/horror sequel Alien 3, considered by many as the goriest in the series.

His sophomore effort was Seven - a gruesome and dark thriller starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman as detectives who investigate a killer basing his murders on the seven deadly sins.

Cult hit Fight Club followed in 1999, based on Chuck Palahniuk's novel of the same name and again featuring Brad Pitt in the plot-twisting role of Tyler Durden. Edward Norton also starred in the movie, which won the best fight category at the 2000 MTV Movie Awards.

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