An earlier script from screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker would have seen Denzel Washington as the younger detective played by Brad Pitt.
In Fight Club, David Fincher’s 1999 reunion with Brad Pitt, there are three detectives named Andrew, Kevin, and Walker, an homage to Seven’s screenwriter.
Brad Pitt passed on a role in Apollo 13 in order to fit Seven into his schedule.
In 2017, Wright earned an Emmy nomination for House of Cards, the Netflix drama executive produced by David Fincher, which costarred Seven villain Kevin Spacey.