Tag: Michael Fassbender
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‘The Killer’ Review: David Fincher’s Hitman Thriller Is as Cold and Obessed with Methodology as Michael Fassbender’s Assassin-for-Hire Is
In the bravura opening sequence of David Fincher’s “The Killer,” we watch the title character, a cold-as-dry-ice professional hitman who is never named, as he prepares to assassinate his latest victim. The hit is taking place in Paris, and the target is some sort of powerful corporate tycoon who we, like the killer, know nothing…
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‘The Killer’ Review: David Fincher’s Homage To The Classic Crime Thriller With Michael Fassbender Is Entertaining But Orthodox [Venice]
The question of whether or not technology has killed the classic crime thriller has popped in and out of the discourse as the years saw pocket watches morph into sci-fi-looking gadgets capable of getting one both dinner and a first-class ticket to Dubai in the space of a couple of minutes. Directors who have solidified…
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Trailer Watch: David Fincher’s The Killer
The first trailer has arrived for David Fincher’s The Killer ahead of its imminent Venice Film Festival premiere. Based on Alexis Nolent’s graphic novel series, the film stars Michael Fassbender as a professional assassin embarking on an international manhunt and also features Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Kerry O’Malley, Sophie Charlotte, Sala Baker, Emiliano…
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Tom Hanks Fired a ‘Band of Brothers’ Actor for His “Dead Eyes”
In the early 2000s, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks returned to World War II with the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. Among many notable things about the series, the cast was stacked with names that were relatively big then and would become even more prominent in the future including Ron Livingston, Damien Lewis, Scott Grimes,…
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Michael Fassbender Looks Menacing in New ‘The Killer’ Image
Michael Fassbender is set to return in his first film since 2019’s comic book movie Dark Phoenix, as he teams up with acclaimed director David Fincher on the upcoming project The Killer. Based upon the graphic novel of the same name by Alexis Nolent and Luc Jacamon, the release of the upcoming movie has been…
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Alien: Awakening – Is It Happening?
In 2012, Ridley Scott took the “Alien” franchise in a bold — and controversial — new direction. “Prometheus” may not have been a roaring success with the critics, but it nevertheless scored an impressive $400 million at the global box office. Five years later, Scott helmed “Alien: Covenant,” a less off-piste sequel that underperformed both…
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Ridley Scott Regrets Directing ‘Alien: Covenant’ Over ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel
Ridley Scott is reflecting on his decision to step down from directing the “Blade Runner” sequel due to a scheduling conflict with 2017’s “Alien: Covenant.”“I shouldn’t have had to make that decision,” Scott said in a recent Empire interview. “But I had to. I should have done ‘Blade Runner 2.’”After being attached to the project,…
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Could ‘Oppenheimer’ Finally Win Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. Oscars?
“Oppenheimer” has burst into the Oscar race.With the earnest and urgent cultural fabric of “To Kill a Mockingbird” and the philosophical measure of “The Tree of Life,” writer, director and producer Christopher Nolan’s chronicle of the creation of the most destructive weapon ever used stands as the most ambitious and vital piece of filmmaking of…
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All the Details on David Fincher’s ‘The Killer,’ Starring Michael Fassbender
After close to 20 years, David Fincher’s “The Killer” is finally coming soon.The Oscar-winning director has been attached to the project since 2007, where “The Killer” was set at Paramount. The film is now at Netflix under Fincher’s overall deal with the streamer, with Michael Fassbender starring in the titular assassin role. “The Killer” is…