Relaxation simple, Fincher fam, as a result of the wait is lastly over. The teaser for David Fincher‘s Mank dropped at present, and for everybody retaining observe at dwelling, that is his first function movie since 2014’s Gone Girl. It reveals the director going full Outdated Hollywood for Netflix, telling the story of the making of Citizen Kane by means of the angle of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman), who had a famously contentious relationship with Orson Welles (Tom Burke) whereas writing the script.
Mankiewicz, or simply “Mank,” as he is referred to within the teaser, is proven engaged on Citizen Kane within the 1930s whereas coping with a variety of private issues on the similar time, together with well being points and alcoholism, a lot to the chagrin of these round him. As Mankiewicz’s secretary, Rita Alexander (Lily Collins), says in a voiceover, “I put up together with your suicidal consuming, your compulsive playing, your foolish platonic affairs.”
Filling out the forged alongside Oldman, Burke, and Collins are Amanda Seyfried, Charles Dance, and Tom Pelphrey. The movie can also be notably primarily based on a script written by Fincher’s father, Jack Fincher, who handed in 2003 however initially penned the script within the ’90s. And, for the true stans on the market, Fincher’s longtime collaborators Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will present the rating, simply as they did for The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and Gone Lady.
Mank premieres on Netflix on Friday, Dec. 4.
Gary Oldman, Mank