A master of his craft renowned for his clinical, methodical technique suddenly finds himself in a precarious position.
But before we get to David Fincher, let’s talk about his new film, “The Killer.”Based on the French graphic novel series of the same name by writer Alexis Nolent and illustrator Luc Jacamon, “The Killer” is the first feature film Fincher has directed since 2020’s Oscar-winning “Mank” and only his third in the last 10 years.
That’s partly due to him being busy helming multiple episodes of Netflix’s acclaimed serial killer drama “Mindhunter,” as well as producing and occasionally directing the streamer’s (also well-received) animated anthology series “Love, Death & Robots.” Still, it’s just not the same as consistently having a new Fincher film every few years as we did in the 1990s and 2000s.Maybe that’s why the crowd was particularly enthusiastic during his new film’s world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival.
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