When makeup and hair designers Gigi Williams and Kimberly Spiteri were approached for Mank, they jumped at the chance to craft looks for an Old Hollywood drama, set in an era they both loved.
11.02.2021 - 23:55 / variety.com
Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.comFor once, Ben Affleck gets to ask the questions.That’s how the actor-director framed his duty of leading a conversation with longtime friend and “Gone Girl” boss David Fincher, the esteemed director whose Netflix film “Mank” has emerged as a top awards contender for 2021.“This is a real role reversal from having to just be Fincher bitch, having to go over and over again,” Affleck teased the director, alluding to Fincher’s notorious preference for many
.When makeup and hair designers Gigi Williams and Kimberly Spiteri were approached for Mank, they jumped at the chance to craft looks for an Old Hollywood drama, set in an era they both loved.
Mank, was one of the most nominated going into the award ceremony, with the potential to win in big categories like best director, screenplay and drama motion picture. But the black-and-white ode to old Hollywood failed to net a single win, leaving the auteur with a choice: do the fake clap and smile, or indulge in a little.
The Golden Globes 2021 was full of dramatic moments and significant speeches as well as some technical glitches as the awards show was held virtually this year. This year's Golden Globes had quite a few surprises and snubs as a few shows and films did not make the cut.
David Fincher dealt with losing out on a Golden Globe Award in the best way
The pandemic has forced a reckoning in the film industry, or at least that’s what countless of articles and industry analysts have said in the past year. A change to how movies are made, and even what types of movies get made at all is about to hit Hollywood, but Ben Affleck argues that this change was already happening before we got stuck at home for months at a time.
Michael Fassbender looks set to replace US megastar Brad Pitt as the main man in a forthcoming adaptation of hit thriller novel The Killer.
The Killer, an assassin drama that has proved to be something of a passion project for the Se7en director.Fincher has been linked to the assassin drama, an adaptation of the French graphic novel, since talks first emerged at Paramount in 2007.The Hollywood Reporter now reports that Netflix will pick up the long-gestating project – which will see Fincher reuniting with Se7en scribe Andrew Kevin Walker.The film, which is set to start shooting in September, will see Fassbender star as a ruthless
Michael Fassbender is attached to star in David Fincher‘s upcoming assassin drama for Netflix, The Killer.
Okay folks, this is not a test. We have news about David Fincher’s next film and who is going to star in it.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAfter partnering with Netflix for his acclaimed biopic “Mank,” director David Fincher has re-teamed with the streaming service for his next feature film, “The Killer.”Michael Fassbender is in talks to star in the assassin drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline. However, Netflix and representatives for Fassbender declined to confirm.
David Fincher is reuniting with his “Seven” screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker for an adaptation of the graphic novel “The Killer” for Netflix, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.According to Deadline, which first reported the news, Michael Fassbender is in talks to star in the feature. A spokesperson for Fassbender has not yet responded to TheWrap’s request for comment.
Following his critically acclaim work directing Mank, David Fincher looks to have found his next project returning to a genre he knows well. Sources tell Deadline Fincher is currently developing an adaptation of the Alexis Nolent’s The Killer graphic novel series, re-teaming with Seven screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker, who will adapt. While unconfirmed, sources also say Michael Fassbender is in talks to star in the pic. Netflix would not comment on Fassbender’s involvement.
EXCLUSIVE: David Fincher’s Mank has been near the top of the heap this awards season, scoring the most nominations at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards and a place on the AFI Top 10 movies of 2020 for the take on the relationship of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles during the writing of the iconic Citizen Kane.
Everything with David Fincher is intention, precision, and exacting qualities. And some of that intention is the filmmaker knowing what he wants and surrounding himself with some amazing talents.
Freddie Mercury were “spectacular”.The Fight Club filmmaker was originally set to direct Bohemian Rhapsody in its early stages, before Stephen Frears eventually got the job.Baron Cohen was on board to play the Queen frontman, too, before exiting the project over creative differences and being replaced by Rami Malek.In conversation with Aaron Sorkin on an episode of The Director’s Cut podcast, per The Playlist, Fincher turned to the filmmakers’ shared history with Baron Cohen, as he recently
If you have followed The Playlist for even a brief period, you will quickly realize that most of the staff here adores David Fincher and his filmography. Hell, that’s not unique, as a ton of film fans absolutely love the work the filmmaker does.
It’s been covered a million times already. So anyone who even has the faintest idea of who David Fincher, knows he’s a very detailed filmmaker, sometimes requiring more than 100 takes for a given scene in a film.
When you work as an actor on a David Fincher-run set, you are likely going to learn a lot. And for Ben Affleck, who not only stars in Fincher’s “Gone Girl” but has also been a successful director in his own right, he’s definitely learned some lessons from his former director.