Netflix - Mank , the new film by David Fincher, December 4th.

By Mulder, 26 november 2020

Mank is a 2020 American biopic drama directed by David Fincher, based on a script written by his father Jack Fincher, and produced by Ceán Chaffin, Douglas Urbanski and Eric Roth. The cast includes Gary Oldman in the title role, as well as Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Arliss Howard, Tom Pelphrey, Sam Troughton, Ferdinand Kingsley, Tuppence Middleton, Tom Burke, Joseph Cross, Jamie McShane, Toby Leonard Moore, Monika Gossmann and Charles Dance.

Fincher's father, Jack, wrote the script in the 1990s, and David originally intended to film it after completing The Game (1997), starring Kevin Spacey and Jodie Foster. The project never came to fruition and Jack Fincher died in 2003. Finally, the project was officially announced in July 2019, and shooting took place in the Los Angeles area from November 2019 to February 2020.

Mank was released in a limited theatrical release on November 13, 2020, before being released worldwide on Netflix on December 4. The film was officially announced in July 2019, when David Fincher said he would direct the film, starring Gary Oldman. The cast was announced in October 2019, with the addition of Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Tuppence Middleton, Arliss Howard and Charles Dance. David Fincher reunites with many of his usual team of filmmakers, including production designer Donald Graham Burt, editor Kirk Baxter, and composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, using only period instruments. Fincher chose cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt, with whom he works on his Mindhunter series on Netflix. Shooting began on November 1, 2019 in Los Angeles, also took place in Victorville, California, and ended on February 4, 2020.

Synopsis :
The Hollywood of the 1930s is reevaluated through the eyes of the scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he struggles to complete the screenplay of Citizen Kane for Orson Welles.

Mank
Directed by David Fincher
Produced by Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth, Douglas Urbanski
Screenplay by Jack Fincher
Starring Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Arliss Howard, Tom Pelphrey, Sam Troughton, Ferdinand Kingsley, Tuppence Middleton, Tom Burke, Joseph Cross, Jamie McShane, Toby Leonard Moore, Monika Gossmann, Charles Dance
Music by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Cinematography : Erik Messerschmidt
Edited by Kirk Baxter
Distributed by Netflix International Pictures
Release date : November 13, 2020 (United States)
Running time : 131 minutes