David Fincher was surprised by the 5-minute applause of “The Killer” / Lido’s positive response
David Fincher’s latest movie “Killer” was screened last night at the 80th Venice Film Festival.
Charso Press: According to Variety, David Fincher terrorized Venice with the world premiere of his latest film “The Assassin”, in which Michael Fassbender plays a professional killer, and received a 5-minute ovation.
Fassbender and Tilda Swinton star in this Netflix trailer, which received a standing ovation on Sunday night; But due to the strike, the actors did not attend the premiere of the film. Instead, Fincher walked the red carpet with a small group of Netflix executives and posed for photos with fans as he signed posters for some of his most popular films, from “Fight Club” to “Seven.”
It seems that Fincher was not familiar with the traditional method of applause in Venice because he was bewildered and confused by the prolonged applause for his film and did not know what to do.
If the positive response at the Lido can be considered a green light for Fincher, it should be said that “The Killer” is ready to shine in the awards season. The clever script and stunning action scenes in Fincher’s film make it a must-see for Netflix. If “Monk” was supposed to be an Oscar-worthy film, “The Killer” is a popular entertainment for the general public.
Earlier yesterday, ahead of the film’s screening, Fincher appeared at the press conference for his film in Venice and talked about how he shaped the character of the calm and calculated killer played by Fassbender and said: “Sympathy was the last thing I had for this character.” He did not need to be intimidated. Vulgarity is evil. I hope everyone who sees this movie is worried about the person standing behind them in the super queue.
The director of “Gone Girl” also said about the actors’ and writers’ strike that he can understand both sides and added: “I am very upset, it is clear that I am in the middle of both sides.” The film was made during the pandemic and I never want to make a film under such pressure again, the idea of continuing with the restrictions especially at this time is very upsetting to me. I can understand both sides and I think the only thing we can do is encourage them to talk.
Variety’s film critic Owen Gleiberman called “The Killer” gripping and conventional in his review and praised Fincher’s standout performance, writing: “Fassbender is the perfect actor to inhabit the role, with his snake-like glare that emits muted notes of anger and fear.” he does.
Based on the graphic novel series of the same name created by Alexis Nolent and Luc Jacquemon, The Assassin follows Fassbender as a cold-blooded gunman who suffers a mental breakdown after a botched mission. The screenplay of this movie was adapted by Andrew Quinn Walker, the screenwriter of “Seven”, and the other actors of the movie are Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Sophie Charlotte and Tilda Swinton. Fincher’s other regular collaborators, including cinematographer Eric Messerschmidt and composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, have collaborated with him on “The Killer.”
This film is Fincher’s latest collaboration with Netflix. He was the director and executive producer of Khane Poshali, one of the first important series of this streamer network. This is Fincher’s second feature film for Netflix, after Menak. “Mank” is a drama about the real life of Herman J. Mankwitz, aka Mank, the screenwriter of Citizen Kane (1941), depicting the events of his life and the challenges he faced while writing the screenplay with Orson Welles, and received 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. dedicated himself
“The Killer” is one of several Netflix originals competing in Venice this year, and the company also has Pablo Lerán’s “El Conde” and Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” in Venice.