Complex sentence: Released in 1992, the film was troubled from the start of production; without even a finished script and having already spent a million before then, pop music video director David Fincher, the third director considered for the film, was hired to helm the project.
Split into simpler sentences: Released in 1992, the film was troubled from the start of production; without even a finished script. Having already spent a million before then, pop music video director David Fincher, the third director considered for the film, was hired to helm the project.