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Summary
- David Fincher returns to his roots with the upcoming Netflix action thriller, The Killer, starring Michael Fassbender as the lead assassin.
- The film is based on a graphic novel and explores the emotional and psychological crisis of a ruthless killer.
- With a highly talented cast and high expectations, The Killer is anticipated to be a standout film and a potential contender at the Academy Awards.
David Fincher goes back to his roots with the upcoming Netflix action thriller, The Killer. The latest film from the director of acclaimed thrillers like Seven, Fight Club and Zodiac anticipates a return to his roots with this dark and raw story. Produced by Netflix, which has been working with Fincher on various projects in addition to Mindhunter such as Love, Death & Robots, and Mank, The Killer stars Michael Fassbender, who plays the lead assassin, on his first time working with the director. Check out the first trailer for The Killer below:
“After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers and himself on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal,” the brief but intriguing synopsis for The Killer reads.
The Killer also stars Tilda Swinton, who has not working alongside director David Fincher before either. The hugely talented Tilda Swinton has one of the most prolific careers in Hollywood, having participated in critically acclaimed films such as We Need To Talk About Kevin, all-time classics like Burn After Reading and even huge franchises such as starring in Doctor Strange in the MCU.
The cast behind The Killer includes the likes of Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell, Kerry O’Malley, Sala Baker, Sophie Charlotte, Emiliano Pernía, and Gabriel Polanco.
What Is The Killer All About?
The Killer is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Alexis Nolent aka Matz with artist Luc Jacamon, which focuses on a cruel and ruthless killer who is going through an emotional and psychological crisis. To adapt the story, Fincher has reunited after more than 20 years with Andrew Kevin Walker, with whom he worked on Seven.
The Killer will be the twelfth film in Fincher’s filmography, which began in 1992 with Alien 3, perhaps one of his least appreciated works. His latest film, Mank, which can also be seen on Netflix, was one of the main stars of the 2020-2021 awards season.
The director has accumulated 92 nominations for the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTAs with his films, and a total of 20 awards won in those same celebrations, among many others. Making the expectations for The Killer very high. It has even been stated by Venice Film Festival Chief Alberto Barbera that The Killer is so good it will find itself among the contenders at the next Academy Award ceremony.
After The Killer, Fincher and Netflix will also reportedly reunite on a prequel series of the 1974 classic Chinatown, which will focus on the first days of the private investigator Jake Gittes, picking up before the events featured in the Roman Polanski film. He’ll be writing it along with Robert Towne, who wrote the script for the original movie.
The Killer is scheduled to have its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2023, and is scheduled to begin a limited theatrical release on October 27, 2023, before streaming on November 10, 2023, by Netflix.
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