Fincher is the Alien 3 guy?
Hated what he did to that series! I was surprised they got a 4 out.
I would bet that a movie about Rama would remove all the future politics stuff. Maybe translate it to a more contemporary-looking world. I wouldn't mind them messing with that.
I hope they don't mess with Rama or the exploration of it too much. Or some of the cool plot elements. It's Hollywood, however, so I expect that fx will be the primary consideration.