If you love movies, surely you’ve been wondering whenDavid Fincherwould get around to making one again, seeing as his last feature wasGone Girlin 2014. Well, the wait is finally over, as Fincher is set to direct the black-and-white Netflix movieMank, which will star Oscar winnerGary OldmanasCitizen Kaneco-writerHerman J. Mankiewicz.
The story will reportedly follow Mankiewicz’s tumultuous development of the script forCitizen Kanealongside temperamental directorOrson Welles. Today,Citizen Kaneis considered one of the greatest films ever made, but back then, it only won a single Oscar – for the film’s original screenplay.
Speaking of screenplays, this one was written by Fincher’s late father,Howard ‘Jack’ Fincher, who penned the script prior to his death in 2003. So while some of you may be scratching your heads as to why Fincher would tackle a biopic about a screenwriter,Mankis clearly a labor of love for the Oscar-nominated filmmaker, who has earned the right to do what he wants at Netflix, for whom he produced bothHouse of Cards,Mindhunterand the anime seriesLove, Death & Robots.
Fincher will produceMankalongside producing partnerCean Chaffinand Oldman’s longtime collaboratorDouglas Urbanski, who actually played Harvard presidentLarry Summersin Fincher’sThe Social Network. The prospect of two masters of their craft like Fincher and Oldman working together is positively exciting – but not as exciting as the imminent return ofMindhunter, which isslated for Augustaccording to multiple sources, though Netflix has yet to confirm a premiere date for the dark drama’s second season.
Oldman next stars inSteven Soderbergh’s Panama Papers dramaThe Laundromat, which Netflix is expected to launch a major campaign for this awards season. He recently lent his voice to the malevolent house in Netflix’sTau, so he’s no stranger to working with the streaming service. The legendary actor, who won an Oscar for playingWinston ChurchillinDarkest Hour, has also wrappedJoe Wright’s next filmThe Woman in the Window, which was recently delayed until 2020. Oldman is represented by APA.
