Six years following the release of “Gone Girl” director David Fincher is finally back with a new movie, “Mank,” and this one has been in the works for a while. This Netflix release chronicles a turbulent time in the life of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz when he collaborated with Orson Welles on the original script for “Citizen Kane.” The two tangled over credit, and shared in the 1941 Oscar win for Best Original Screenplay.
David’s father, Jack Fincher, wrote the script for “Mank” back in the 1990s; this one-time editor of Life magazine died in 2003. David had intended to make the movie after wrapping “The Game” in 1997. He had even cast Kevin Spacey, who had a scene-stealing role in Fincher’s 1995 film “Seven.” But it was the director’s insistence on shooting “Mank” in black-and-white.
Fast forward almost a quarter of a century and Fincher has finally made “Mank,” with...
David’s father, Jack Fincher, wrote the script for “Mank” back in the 1990s; this one-time editor of Life magazine died in 2003. David had intended to make the movie after wrapping “The Game” in 1997. He had even cast Kevin Spacey, who had a scene-stealing role in Fincher’s 1995 film “Seven.” But it was the director’s insistence on shooting “Mank” in black-and-white.
Fast forward almost a quarter of a century and Fincher has finally made “Mank,” with...
- 10/9/2020
- by Jeffrey Kare and Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
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