Se7en director finally clears up legendary 90s thriller’s biggest mystery
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Se7en director David Fincher has finally settled one of the biggest mysteries in cinema history, just in time for the film’s re-release in cinemas. The legendary flick first premiered in September, 1995, with Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman leading the way as two detectives hunting down a serial killer committing murders based on the seven deadly sins.
![[Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by New Line/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock (5884940e) Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman Seven / Se7En - 1995 Director: David Fincher New Line USA Scene Still]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_234554987-d665.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Kevin Spacey and Gwyneth Paltrow also made up the cast, with the gritty thriller going down as one of the best movies of all time. To celebrate the 30-year anniversary, Se7en is returning to cinemas around the world with a remastered version in IMAX venues, as well as special Blu-Ray and 4K editions.
![[Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman with director David Fincher on the set of Se7en]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_234557492-d6a8.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
In a new interview to mark the re-release, David shed light on the final moments just before the credits rolled, and shared what was actually in the infamous box that Morgan’s character, Detective Somerset, opened. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the filmmaker also addressed a bizarre claim that the crew made ‘a prosthetic head or entire body of Gwyneth Paltrow’ that didn’t get used in the final cut, insisting: ‘No, it’s entirely ridiculous. I think we had a seven or eight-pound shot bag.
![[Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by New Line/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock (5884940ai) Brad Pitt Seven / Se7En - 1995 Director: David Fincher New Line USA Scene Still]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_234554991-30d9.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
‘We had done the research to figure out, if Gwyneth Paltrow’s body mass index was X, what portion of that would be attributable to her head. And so, we had an idea of what that would weigh, and I think there was a weight in it. ‘And we did put a wig in there, so that when Morgan rips the box open if there were some of this tape that was used to seal the box – I think it was a shot bag and a wig, and I think the wig had a little bit of blood in it, so some of the hair would stick together.
