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“We had been talking about doing Benjamin Button long before Babel. And actually before The Fountain because Cate was originally gonna do The Fountain with Brad. As my movie would fall apart, you know, somebody would say, “Hey, did you hear? Brad’s doing this movie with Darren Aronofsky”. And I’d say, “Oh, great!” “Yeah, with Cate Blanchett.” And I’d be like... [groans]. Then that would fall apart. And I’m sorry about that, Darren, but gleefully... And then came Babel [laughs]. Which when I saw I didn’t think was treading anywhere near in the area of Benjamin Button. [...] They're wonderful together. They’re just so easy. [...] The feeling-out process was way over. So in that way, I was glad that they were in Babel even if the pairing of them was really my idea.” — David Fincher