David Fincher’s ‘Mank’ Is Halfway Done With Filming: ‘It’s Not Just a Biopic’

The new year is almost upon us and it goes without saying that David Fincher’s “Mank” is one of the most highly anticipated films of 2020, right up there with Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch,” Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley,” and Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet.” “Mank” is Fincher’s first feature directorial effort since 2014’s “Gone Girl” and marks a reunion between the director and Netflix, the home of his serial killer drama series “Mindhunter.” Fincher’s longtime location manager William Doyle told Daily Press just before Christmas that “Mank” is roughly 50% done with principal photography.The “Mank” production spent most of December filming at Kemper Campbell Ranch in Victorville, California.

Doyle was keen on using the ranch for “Mank” considering the location has direct ties to the film’s storyline.

“Mank,” written by the director’s late father Jack Fincher, tells the true story of Herman J.

Mankiewicz

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