Netflix is gearing up for an assassin-led thriller as it has released the first trailer for David Fincher’s next movie, The Killer (seen below). The acclaimed filmmaker reunites with writer Andrew Kevin Walker (Se7en; Love, Death & Robots) to adapt the graphic novel saga of the same name. Michael Fassbender stars as the leading hitman in the streaming service’s film.
The trailer does not give too much of its mysterious plot away. Fassbender has a job that does not go how he thought it would. After so many years of killing for money, this hitman starts to lose his mind, or at least that is what he suspects. The psychological neo-noir thriller gives a sense of the protagonist’s mental state with flashes of action, stealthy maneuvers, and repeating lines to keep himself in check.
Fassbender will be joined by Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell (Top Gun: Maverick), Arliss Howard (Mank), Kerry O’Malley (Shameless), Monika Gossmann (Mank), and Kellan Rhude (Dexter: New Blood).
The Killer Trailer: David Fincher Back at Netflix for a New Kind of Thriller
The Killer trailer takes us back into the days of thrillers from the director. The footage gives a similar feeling to his darkest projects like Mindhunter, Gone Girl, Se7en, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Based on what we can see, this will be his most action-packed and intense. It could rival the violence in his most brutal films, like Se7en and Fight Club.
The timing of Netflix releasing the trailer for The Killer makes it difficult for the hardworking people behind it, particularly the actors and Walker, as they are on strike. Streaming services, like Netflix, have fought creatives on fair pay, better conditions, and seeing viewership numbers to know how successful their shows and movies are performing. Recently, VFX workers have been filing to unionize, showing that other departments in the filmmaking process have had it with executive leaders and corporations controlling the industry.
The Killer will have a limited theatrical release before it hits the streaming service. If you want to see it on the big screen, limited screenings will start on October 28. It will be available on Netflix on November 10.
