David Fincher goes back to his roots with the upcoming Netflix action thriller,The Killer. The latest film from the director of acclaimed thrillers likeSeven,Fight ClubandZodiacanticipates a return to his roots with this dark and raw story. Produced by Netflix, which has been working with Fincher on various projects in addition toMindhuntersuch asLove, Death & Robots, andMank,The Killerstars Michael Fassbender, who plays the lead assassin, on his first time working with the director. Check out the first trailer forThe Killerbelow:
“After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers and himself on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal,” the brief but intriguing synopsis forThe Killerreads.
The Killeralso stars Tilda Swinton, who has not working alongside directorDavid Fincherbefore either. The hugely talented Tilda Swinton has one of the most prolific careers in Hollywood, having participated in critically acclaimed films such asWe Need To Talk About Kevin, all-time classics likeBurn After Readingand even huge franchises such as starring inDoctor Strangein the MCU.
The cast behind The Killer includes the likes of Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell, Kerry O’Malley, Sala Baker, Sophie Charlotte, Emiliano Pernía, and Gabriel Polanco.
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What Is The Killer All About?
The Killeris based on the graphic novel of the same name by Alexis Nolent aka Matz with artist Luc Jacamon, which focuses on a cruel and ruthless killer who is going through an emotional and psychological crisis. To adapt the story, Fincher has reunited after more than 20 years with Andrew Kevin Walker, with whom he worked onSeven.
The Killerwill be the twelfth film in Fincher’s filmography, which began in 1992 withAlien 3, perhaps one of his least appreciated works. His latest film,Mank, which can also be seen on Netflix, was one of the main stars of the 2020-2021 awards season.
The director has accumulated 92 nominations for the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTAs with his films, and a total of 20 awards won in those same celebrations, among many others. Making the expectations forThe Killervery high. It has even been stated by Venice Film Festival Chief Alberto Barbera thatThe Killeris so good it will find itself among the contendersat the next Academy Award ceremony.
AfterThe Killer, Fincher and Netflix will also reportedly reunite on aprequel series of the 1974 classicChinatown, which will focus on the first days of the private investigator Jake Gittes, picking up before the events featured in the Roman Polanski film. He’ll be writing it along with Robert Towne, who wrote the script for the original movie.
The Killeris scheduled to have its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on August 17, 2025, and is scheduled to begin a limited theatrical release on August 04, 2025, before streaming on August 20, 2025, by Netflix.
