The Killer (2023)

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https://deadline.com/2021/02/david-finc ... 234699668/
David Fincher Reunites With His ‘Seven’ Screenwriter For Feature Adaptation Of ‘The Killer’ At Netflix; Michael Fassbender Circling Lead Role

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.

Ceán Chaffin will serve as producer.

The series followed a cold-blooded assassin who begins to have psychological crisis in a world with no moral compass.It is still unknown how Fincher and Walker would tackle this adaptation but the stylistic noir themes that run throughout the series seem like a perfect project to reunite the two on 25 years after their own classic noir tale premiered.

Fincher recently made Netflix his home for the foreseeable future after signing a four year deal with the streamer. The relationship is already off to a good start with Mank, his behind-the-scenes story of the making of Citizen Kane, in the middle of award season run that includes six Golden Globe nominations and a SAG nomination for Gary Oldman. Fincher had been been considering a number of films along with The Killer for some time but with award season hitting the home stretch, the director was looking for his next thing. Sources say after recent meetings with Fassbender, Fincher firmed up his commitment to the film and possibly making his next feature.
Ok this is big, and with Fassbender. This collaboration is already exciting.
Fincher continues to dust off his old unmade projects.

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Learning about this would have given me so much excitement in the past, I guess I've fallen out of love with Fincher. Cold on his past effots, didn't finish Mindhunter. Mank was OK.

Seems uninspired to me.

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Glad to still love Fincher and this sounds amazing. Hopefully this will actually get made.


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that’s the shit I do like

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Vader182 wrote:
February 24th, 2021, 2:11 pm
Glad to still love Fincher and this sounds amazing. Hopefully this will actually get made.


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Apparently it’s full steam ahead to shoot in September according to THR.

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The graphic novel sounds similar to Le Samourai or the George Clooney movie The American. Something like that from Fincher could be brilliant.

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Robin wrote:
February 24th, 2021, 2:06 pm
Learning about this would have given me so much excitement in the past, I guess I've fallen out of love with Fincher. Cold on his past effots, didn't finish Mindhunter. Mank was OK.

Seems uninspired to me.
Definitely with you. I think post Social Network, I've been quite cool on his work; did not like Mank at all...that Welles scene at the end (truly embarrassing).

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Am much excite

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This makes me very excited! Except for The Social Network I didn't like that much his non-thriller films. I wasn't high on Mank either.
I want him also to do a third season for Mindhunter. I don't watch much TV but this show is by far my favourite I've seen since The Leftovers.

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