Deadline is reporting that Netflix is looking to pair up Chinatown screenwriter Robert Towne with David Fincher (Mindhunter) to develop a pilot script for a prequel to the classic 1974 film starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. According to the site, the as-yet-untitled Chinatown prequel would focus on a younger version of Nicholson’s private investigator […]
Amanda Seyfried joins David Fincher’s Mank
David Fincher’s upcoming Netflix film Mank has just added Amanda Seyfried (The Art of Racing in the Rain). She will star alongside Gary Oldman, who is set to play Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz in the biopic. Scripted by Fincher’s late father Jack, who passed away in 2003, Mank will reportedly follows Mankiewicz’s tumultuous development of the […]
Why Mindhunter Is One of Netflix’s Greatest Ever Shows
Samuel Brace on Netflix’s Mindhunter… “How do we get ahead of crazy if we don’t know how crazy thinks?” This is the central question behind Netflix’s original drama Mindhunter, a series based on real life events and characters, a series that delves into the formation of the FBI’s behavioural sciences unit. Mindhunter has an awful […]
David Fincher to direct Gary Oldman in Mank
With his World War Z sequel falling apart after a couple of years of development hell, David Fincher has now signed on for his next feature film project, with Variety reporting the filmmaker is set to direct Oscar-winner Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) in Mank, a biopic of Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz. Scripted by Fincher’s […]
David Fincher reveals Mindhunter season 2 premiere date
Mark your calendars, as David Fincher has announced that the second season of the acclaimed serial killer drama Mindhunter is set to hit Netflix this August. “Yes, there is now [a date],” said Fincher during an appearance on The Treatment podcast (via EW). “I’m not sure, I guess I’m allowed to say it, but, yeah, […]
Exclusive Interview – Visual Effects Producer Alejandro Diego von Dorrer on Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Harrison Abbott chats with Visual Effects Producer Alejandro Diego von Dorrer… An industrious entrepreneur, Alejandro Diego von Dorrer has embarked on storied career that’s taken him from software distribution, to marketing and eventually special effects. He has a keen eye for recognising gaps in the market (his company actually introduced Adobe into Mexico) and has […]
New trailer for Tim Miller and David Fincher’s Love, Death & Robots
With less than two weeks to go until Love, Death & Robots arrives on Netflix, the streaming service has released a new trailer for Tim Miller (Deadpool) and David Fincher’s (The Social Network) adult animated anthology series which you can check out here… Love, Death & Robots is a collection of animated short stories that span […]
First trailer and poster for Love, Death & Robots from Tim Miller and David Fincher
Ahead of its arrival on Netflix next month, the first trailer and poster have debuted for Tim Miller (Deadpool) and David Fincher’s (The Social Network) adult animated anthology series Love, Death & Robots. Consisting of 18 episode, the shorts span the science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy genres; check them out here… Love, Death & Robots is […]
David Fincher’s World War Z sequel has been scrapped
Having been pushed back from its planned production start dates on several occasions, it has now been announced that Paramount Pictures has scrapped its plans for a World War Z sequel. The news that David Fincher was set to reunite with his Se7en, Fight Club and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button star Brad Pitt on the follow-up to the […]
UPDATE: David Fincher’s World War Z sequel won’t start shooting in March
UPDATE: We’ve now heard from Paramount that Production Weekly’s information is incorrect and there is no official word as yet as to when filming on World War Z 2 will begin. Original story follows… Having been pushed back multiple times over the past couple of years, it now seems that Paramount Pictures is finally ready […]