The Mank director held nothing back for his latest interview. David Fincher always speaks his mind, but maybe his new film has made him even more open. Mank is about the ins and outs of Hollywood, and when the question inevitably comes up, Fincher has been honest with the way he views the town. In fact, his new movie does most of the talking for him. And his words are sobering. "Unless you’re making a tentpole movie that has a Happy Meal component to it, no one’s interested,” Fincher tells Total Film. These restrictions could be why the filmmaker has chosen Netflix over other distributors and studios for his new movie. He's happy without the pressure of opening weekends and doesn't mind that Citizen Kane, the movie he's talking about, doesn't live on the service. He jokes that “it’s not particularly a smart business plan to make a love letter to another movie that’s on [rival streaming service] HBO Max... But, listen, if we only did the stuff that was smart, there’d probably only be Marvel and Star Wars and Jurassic Park movies.” Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 11 November, 2020