Tilda Swinton Joins Michael Fassbender in David Fincher's THE KILLER
Earlier this year we learned that director David Fincher was set to direct a new film titled The Killer, which is an adaptation of Alexis Nolent’s graphic novel series. Michael Fassbender is set to star, and now we’ve learned that he will be joined by Tilda Swinton.
Fincher is also re-teaming with Seven screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker, who is writing the movie. The story follows “a cold-blooded assassin who begins to have a psychological crisis in a world with no moral compass.” Here’s the description from the book:
“A man solitary and cold, methodical and unencumbered by scruples or regrets, the killer waits in the shadows, watching for his next target. And yet the longer he waits, the more he thinks he's losing his mind, if not his cool. A brutal, bloody and stylish noir story of a professional assassin lost in a world without a moral compass, this is a case study of a man alone, armed to the teeth and slowly losing his mind.”
The news of Swinton’s involvement comes from The Playlist. When she was asked about it in an interview, she confirmed, “Well, yes, I think I am, yes. But that’s next year.”
Fincher is looking to have some fun with this film. The report goes on to say that Fincher “is a little done with prestige movies for the moment and this The Killer is going to be a grimy, pulpy movie, as opposed to a film (Fincher’s often made that distinction, to him— Seven is a movie, Mank is a film).”
Good for him! I like when Fincher goes gritty and dark! On top of that, Fincher has been trying to get this movie made over the past 14 years. It’s a passion project, and I have no doubt that he’s going to do some great things with it.
Source: The Playlist