David Fincher’s “Mank” will not be a movie with very much mass appeal. It will, however, adhere to the tastes of the producers in the Academy voting body who’ve always had a nostalgic yearning for the Golden-Age milieu depicted in Fincher’s film. This is a very dry, dialogue-driven ode to a bygone era of industry guys wheeling and dealing behind the scenes. Shot in black and white, and semi-inspired by the making of “Citizen Kane,” “Mank” chronicles a forgotten era of Hollywood lore, all seen through the eyes of its misunderstood screenwriter, Herman J. Mankiewicz.
Read more‘Mank': David Fincher's Making-Of ‘Citizen Kane' is a Bonafide Oscar Contender [Trailer]
We now have our first official trailer for David Fincher’s “Mank.” I’m crossing my fingers for a potential press screening in theaters, but chances are I will most likely be watching this on my 55-inch 4k screen at home. I can’t fathom not watching “Mank” on the big screen, but, alas, that is what will likely happen as Netflix won’t be releasing it theatrically, and not because of the pandemic, but because they would rather we all stay at home and revel in n the beautiful black and white frames via our television — that’s their model and they are sticking with it.
Read moreWhat is Happening with David Fincher's Movie Career?
David Fincher, currently in Austin for SXSW, has been endlessly promoting his animated oddity “Love, Death and Robots” (premiering on Netflix, 3.15), an “anthology animated short series made by different artists from around the world.” This is his first public appearance, that I can think of, since he had his sequel to “World War Z” scrapped by Paramount earlier this month.
Read moreParamount Cancels David Fincher's ‘World War Z’ Sequel
David Fincher’s sequel to the 2013 zombie flick “World War Z” has been cancelled, The Playlist reports
Paramount is halting pre-production on the sequel due to “budgetary issues.” The sequel was supposed to start shooting this spring in Atlanta. There are no efforts to revitalize the film, at least as of this moment. This means Fincher is free as a bird to pick his next project. He has already wrapped up the second season of his Netflix show “Mindhunter” but hasn’t released a feature-length feature since 2014’s “Gone Girl.”
David Fincher’s ‘World War Z II’ Filming In Late March, With Working Title ‘Maximillian’
David Fincher's "World War Z II" will start shooting this June, that's what its producerJeremy Kleiner and Dede Gardner announced earlier today. However, a new listing fromProduction Weekly claims filming will begin even earlier sometime in late March.
Read more"World War Z" sequel to start production next year with David Fincher directing
After a lot of back-and-forths, it seems like David Fincher has finally settled on "World War Z 2" to be his next movie. The sequel to the 2013 zombie movie starring Brad Pitt has had quite the pre-production journey. Director J.A. Bayona was originally slated to direct. However, two years later Bayona left the sequel to go and direct to go and direct "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom," which had many people suspecting the sequel was dead. It was only last year that Pitt’s frequent collaborator director David Fincher was "in talks" to helm the anticipated blockbuster sequel.
Variety has now confirmed Fincher as director, they spoke with producers Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, who revealed that filming is now due to begin in June 2019. Fincher is currently directing the second season of his Netflix series "Mindhunter" and Pitt is in Los Angeles shooting Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." Thus, the reason for the delays.
Fincher hasn't directed a movie since 2014's "Gone Girl."
BREAKING: Steven Soderbergh has stepped in to finish "The Batman Part II" as Matt Reeves remains away due to family reasons. This is a beautiful gesture, if you ask me: a filmmaker helping out a fellow filmmaker.