Tag: david fincher

How Professional Killers Became Film’s Most Thoughtful, Unsettling Protagonists

Viewers of David Fincher’s The Killer (ready to stream now on Netflix) might find themselves experiencing a sense of deja vu in the film’s opening moments, though the feeling won’t last for long. The film’s opening scenes find star Michael Fassbender, playing a character credited simply as “The Killer,” preparing for his latest job. This […]

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The Films Of David Fincher, Ranked

On Friday, the 12th film by David Fincher, The Killer, will arrive on Netflix after a brief theatrical run. It’s about a professional assassin (Michael Fassbender) who loves The Smiths and making dad jokes about sitcom characters from the ’70s and ’80s. Which means if he didn’t murder people for a living, he would be […]

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David Fincher Is Just As Confused As You Are About Why All These Toxic Dudes Love ‘Fight Club’

David Fincher adapted Fight Club from the novel by Chuck Palahniuk over two decades ago, but people are going to keep asking him about it, despite that whole rule of not talking about it. Over the years, the movie’s, uh, aggressiveness, has caused various responses, specifically amongst the far right. Fincher touched on the topic […]

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David Fincher Says Marvel ‘Weren’t F*cking Interested’ In His Version Of A ‘Spider-Man’ Movie That Ignored His ‘Stupid’ Origin Story

Spider-Man is so popular he’s been played by three live-action actors and even inspired an animated series, in which there’s an entire multiverse of them. And yet in each of them his origin story is the same: Peter Parker or Miles Morales or Spider-Ham is bitten by a radioactive spider. But what if he hadn’t […]

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David Fincher And Aaron Sorkin Have Talked About A Sequel To ‘The Social Network,’ But…

David Fincher is not a fan of re-watching his movies. He’s also not necessarily enthusiastic about sequels. Fincher has only made one, Alien 3, which barely counts (he was brought on to replace the original director and has since disowned the film). But surprisingly, he’s discussed making a follow-up to his 2010 masterpiece The Social […]

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