After giving us two masterpieces with Netflix shows House of Cards and Mindhunter, David Fincher is gearing up to film his first original movie for this streaming platform. Black and white biopic Mank is inspired by the timeless classic Citizen Kane, and it will star Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman.
This project has been decades in the making, and it will tell the story of famed screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz. He won an Oscar for Citizen Kane alongside Orson Welles, but two visionaries clashed loudly over the credit on this iconic film.
David Fincher has been dreaming about making this movie since the late ‘90s, but his insistence to shoot it in black and white eventually led to its fallout. Fortunately, Netflix has his back now and critically acclaimed director will start shooting his dream project later this fall.
Mank is probably one of the most personal movies of his career since it’s based on the screenplay written by his late father Howard Fincher. He served as Life Magazine’s bureau chief before passing away in 2003.
