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Why David Fincher Is Right And Wrong About Marvel

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Neil Calloway asks whether making movies for Marvel is what directors want…David Fincher has become the latest director to stick his oar in and have a slight pop at Marvel studios. Nothing surprising there, it’s sort of his job to fly the flag for grown up drama and it’s certainly his job to get the […]

Mindhunter season 2 to take on the Atlanta child murders

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The story for Mindhunter season 2 is set to include the Atlanta child murders.Mindhunter season 1 debuted this past weekend on Netflix and has garnered a pretty strong reception from critics – currently sitting at 78 on metacritic and 96 on Rotten Tomatoes.The new series, with nearly half of its episodes directed by David Fincher, […]

Ant-Man and the Wasp set photos, Jared Leto praises Suicide Squad 2, Black Panther trailer and more – Daily News Roundup

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TIGHT COSTUMESSome set photos from Ant-Man and The Wasp landed online yesterday, showing off the tight costumes for Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang and Evangeline Lilly’s Hope Van Dyne. Check them out here.FINCHER IS NO FAN OF MARVELAfter some harsh words from An American Werewolf in London director John Landis, it’s the turn of Fight Club helmer […]

Making the Simple Great: The Power of a Top Director

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Tom Jolliffe on the power of a top director…We’ve all seen great directors deliver complex films, perhaps sprawling with ideas and scope. Perhaps an engrossing retelling of an event in history. A director like Christopher Nolan has spent almost his entire career on weaving complex and intricately stranded high concept films. It takes a good […]

Dear David Fincher, Please Return to the Alien Franchise

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Henry Bevan with an open letter to David Fincher…Dear David,I’m going to jump right into it: you should consider lobbying to direct the next Alien movie, whatever it may be.Don’t stop reading! I know your last experience of the franchise on Alien 3 was a clusterfuck and you felt your career was being torn to shreds […]

Watch the trailer for David Fincher’s Mindhunter from Netflix

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Newflix has released a new trailer for David Fincher’s upcoming crime drama series Mindhunter. The Netflix Original Series is based on the non-fiction book Mind Hunter: Inside FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker and features a cast that includes Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Anna Torv, and Hannah Gross. Watch the trailer here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gZCfRD_zWE […]

David Fincher confirmed to direct World War Z 2 starring Brad Pitt

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Recently, Paramount’s new studio chief Jim Gianopulos stated that he and Brad Pitt were trying to court director David Fincher (who has collaborated with Brad Pitt on a number of iconic films) into directing the long-gestating sequel to World War Z.Now, during an interview with THR, Gianopulos has confirmed that David Fincher will indeed be […]

David Fincher close to directing World War Z sequel

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Ever since last summer, there have been rumours that Brad Pitt has been courting his frequent collaborator David Fincher to come on board to direct a sequel to his 2013 film World War Z and it looks like that is now a step closer to becoming a reality.Variety has reported Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions are very close to a […]

Could David Fincher save the World War Z sequel?

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Following the news that Paramount has pulled World War Z 2 from its 2017 schedule, fans of the Brad Pitt led zombie romp were left at a loss. However news has surfaced that director David Fincher could perhaps save the film.Fincher had been previously rumoured to helm the project and according to The Hollywood Reporter, […]