Fincher originally passed on Se7en after reading a few pages

Brad Pitt says he didn't take his shirt off because Legends of the Fall had just made him a sex symbol. Still, he won the MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male for this role.

Director David Fincher was determined to make Se7en without compromising his vision. On his first film, Aliens 3, Fincher battled with the studio and was fired 3 times.

Brad Pitt and David Fincher became good friends filming Se7en. Pitt has gone on to star in Fincher's Fight Club and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow fell in love while shooting Se7en. They got engaged while Pitt was shooting Seven Years in Tibet, but split shortly after.

"Closer" by Nine Inch Nails is one of the songs featured in the movie. NIN's Trent Reznor later won an Oscar for scoring Fincher's The Social Network.

Composer Howard Shore's score is used sparingly and strategically in the movie. It will let you know when a crime or clue is on the horizon. He also scored another little serial killer movie -- The Silence of the Lambs.

The year of this movie, Brad Pitt was voted People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive. Paltrow has said that Morgan Freeman is the "REAL Sexiest Man."

Se7en is a career highlight for stars Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, but the big breakthrough star of the movie was director David Fincher.

Director Fincher told Kevin Spacey and Pitt "this is not going to be the movie that you're remembered for, but it may be a movie you're incredibly proud of."

Director Fincher told his crew he wanted to make a black and white film in color. To do this, he used cinematographer Darius Khondji, who was known for his perfume ads.

Kevin Spacey's name isn't in the credits at the beginning of the movie. He wanted to keep John Doe's identity a complete mystery for the audience.

Fincher originally passed on Se7en after reading a few pages. He thought it was just another young cop/old cop movie until he read the ending.

The filmmakers decided it should always be raining for two reasons: It added a sense of dread; and they never had to worry about bad weather.

A metronome, shown in one of the scenes, is often symbolic of patience, steadiness, and making order from chaos. It also marks the passing of time as Somerset waits and waits.

The Glimmer Twins is the nickname of Keith Richards and Mick Jagger. David Fincher won a Grammy for directing the Rolling Stones' video for "Love is Strong."

John Doe is the name given to an anonymous party, like an unidentified hospital patient. The name is also used to refer to the hypothetical average man.