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David Fincher
David Andrew Leo Fincher is an American director. Often described as one of the pre-eminent directors of his generation, his films have collectively grossed over $2.1 billion worldwide. Fincher has received numerous accolades, including nominations for three Academy Awards as well as a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Grammy Awards.
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Born 28 August 1962 · Q184903
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2026· 29 entries
“t want to play seven or 15 years in somebody”
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“Fincher deserves a lot of credit. It was his influence that pushed me to experiment and got me as far as I did.”
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“I think people are perverts. I”
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“I hate earnestness in performance ... usually by take 17 the earnestness is gone.”
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Dark Horizons: "Zodiac" Easily Tops Best Fincher Film Poll
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IMDb: Forget Mindhunter, David Fincher’s 10/10 Masterpiece Thriller is Now Streaming on Netflix
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World of Reel: What is David Fincher’s Best Film? 100+ Critics Say, No Contest, It’s ‘Zodiac’
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IMDb: 15 Years Later, David Fincher’s Unfinished Trilogy Hurts More Than Mindhunter Season 3
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OtakuKart: Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Says Mindhunter Season 3 Was Always Planned, but David Fincher Chose Mank
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Yahoo: Hayden Panettiere Almost Starred In An Acclaimed David Fincher Movie With Nicole Kidman
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TVLine: Quote Of The Day: David Fincher On Believing In Yourself
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Star Tribune: Screening: "Fight Club" by David Fincher
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Indian Television Dot Com: Netflix shelves David Fincher’s Squid Game America spinoff
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Comic Basics: All the Movies Coming to Netflix This Week, Including David Fincher's Gritty Literary Adaptation
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Noticias SIN: Netflix retrocede con ‘El juego del calamar’ y habría cancelado el spin-off estadounidense de David Fincher
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La Casa de EL: Netflix cancela el esperado spin-off de El juego del calamar de David Fincher y deja en el aire el futuro de la franquicia
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: David Fincher
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Plano Informativo: Netflix habría frenado spin-off de ‘Squid Game’ con David Fincher
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IMDb: Netflix CEO Blames David Fincher for ‘Mindhunter’s Slow Death
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Cultura Geek: El Juego del Calamar: el spin off de David Fincher quedaría en la nada
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IMDb: Netflix's American David Fincher 'Squid Game' Spin-Off Is Officially Dead
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El Imparcial: Adiós al Squid Game de David Fincher: Netflix habría frenado el esperado spin-off
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Radio Concierto Chile - Sólo grandes canciones: Netflix cancela el millonario proyecto que David Fincher preparaba en secreto: ¿qué pasó con el esperado spin-off? - Radio Concierto Chile
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IMDb: Squid Game US Series From David Fincher No Longer Moving Ahead
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GeekTyrant: David Fincher’s SQUID GAME: AMERICA Is Reportedly Dead at Netflix
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shortlist.com: David Fincher's Squid Game sequel for Netflix has been canned
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allkpop: Netflix Cancels David Fincher's English-Language 'Squid Game' Spin-Off 'Heckler'
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empireonline.com: Netflix's next Squid Game spin-off seems to have been killed – despite David Fincher involvement
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2024· 1 entry
It was reported that Fincher was interested in working on an American adaptation of the popular Korean series Squid Game and was developing it alongside a Chinatown (1974) prequel miniseries that he co-wrote with the lat
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2023· 3 entries
Began a limited theatrical release on October 27, and was released on Netflix on November 10
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Awarded Honorary César (2023).
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Fincher confirmed that Netflix will not be making a third season of Mindhunter, saying "I'm very proud of the first two seasons
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2022· 1 entry
Fincher made his first foray in animation directing an episode for the third season of Love, Death & Robots
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2020· 1 entry
And was made available on Netflix on December 4
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2018· 1 entry
Utopia was picked up by Amazon MGM Studios, with Flynn as creator
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2016· 1 entry
Zodiac and The Social Network appeared in the BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century list
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2014· 1 entry
Fincher signed a deal with HBO for three television series—Utopia (an adaptation of the British series, to be written by Flynn), Shakedown, and Videosyncrazy
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2013· 2 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for House of Cards (2013).
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Fincher served as an executive producer for the Netflix television series House of Cards, a political thriller about a Congressman's quest for revenge, of which he also directed the first two episodes
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2012· 2 entries
Fincher signed a first look deal with Regency Enterprises
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The Guardian listed him again in their ranking of 23 best film directors in the world, applauding "his ability to sustain tone and tension"
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2011· 2 entries
Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Direction for The Social Network (2011).
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Fincher followed the success of The Social Network with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, a psychological thriller based on the novel by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson
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2010· 1 entry
Awarded Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director for The Social Network (2010).
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2009· 2 entries
“No one hated it more than me; to this day, no one hates it more than me.”
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Stated, "No one hated it more than me; to this day, no one hates it more than me
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2008· 2 entries
In the United States to a commercial success and warm reception
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Fincher was attached to a film adaptation of the science-fiction novel, Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C
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2007· 1 entry
With Zodiac, a thriller based on Robert Graysmith's books about the search for the Zodiac Killer, a real life serial murderer who terrorized communities between the late 1960s and early 1970s
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2003· 1 entry
Fincher was ranked 39th in The Guardian's 40 best directors
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2002· 4 entries
After a month delay, to critical acclaim and commercial success
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Fincher returned with another feature film, a thriller titled Panic Room
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“Una versión estilizada de nuestro presente Ikea. Habla sobre conceptos muy simples. Estamos modelados para ser cazadores y estamos en una sociedad consumista. No hay nada más que matar, no hay nada que pelear, nada que vencer, nada que explorar. En ésta castración social, todos los hombres ya están fabricados.”
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“Hay algunas películas que puedo ver una y otra vez, nunca me harto de ellas. Puedo poner una y estar haciendo cosas por la casa. Entonces llegará una de esas escenas auténticas y tendré que revisarla y observarla.”
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2001· 1 entry
Fincher served as an executive producer for the first season of The Hire, a series of short films to promote BMW automobiles
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1999· 1 entry
In the United States to a polarized response and modest box office success; the film grossed $100
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1996· 1 entry
Fincher married producer Ceán Chaffin in 1996.
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1994· 1 entry
Which won the Grammy Award for Best Music Video
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1990· 1 entry
20th Century Fox hired Fincher to replace Vincent Ward as the director for the science-fiction horror Alien 3 (1992), his film directorial debut
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1989· 1 entry
And "Vogue" in 1990, both of which won him the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
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1984· 2 entries
Left ILM to direct a television commercial for the American Cancer Society that depicted a fetus smoking a cigarette
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Fincher began his foray into music videos
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1983· 1 entry
As an assistant cameraman and matte photographer and worked on Return of the Jedi (1983) and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
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1962· 1 entry
Born 1962-08-28.
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