Under the Seas entire output, some prints of the film were hand-tinted frame by frame by female factory workers and sold at a higher price. The film survives as an incomplete fragment; some scenes are presumed lost. Under the Seas Under the Seas () is a silent film made in 1907 by the French director Georges Méliès. The film, a parody of the novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne, follows a fisherman who dreams of traveling by submarine to the bottom of the ocean, where he encounters both realistic and fanciful sea creatures, including a chorus of naiads. Yves,
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954 film) Will Smith for the Captain Nemo role, but he has reportedly turned down the part. As a second possible choice, McG had mentioned Sam Worthington, whom he worked with on "Terminator Salvation", though they did not ever discuss it seriously. The project was later shelved in November 2009 with McG backing out of directing. During the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, director David Fincher announced plans of directing "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" for Walt Disney Pictures based on a script by Scott Z. Burns. While Fincher was wrapping up "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011), it was speculated that