David Fincher is at long last readying his return to feature filmmaking with the Netflix biopic “Mank,” Variety reports.
The drama will star Oscar-winner Gary Oldman as “Citizen Kane” screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz in a story that focuses on the Hollywood legend’s tumultuous development of Orson Welles’ iconic 1941 movie.
Mankiewicz won an Oscar for “Citizen Kane.”“Mank” is set to be Fincher’s first feature directorial project since the release of “Gone Girl” in 2014.
The filmmaker has since been behind the camera for his Netflix serial killer drama “Mindhunter,” which is expected to return to the streaming platform for its second season later this year.
Fincher also produces the Netflix animated anthology series “Love, Death & Robots” and started Netflix’s original TV series boom with “House of Cards.” “Mank” is set to keep the Netflix-Fincher partnership alive in a major way.
The script was written by Fincher’s father,
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