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The Killer

Venezia 80 Competition
Director:
David Fincher
Production:
Ceán Chaffin
Running Time:
118’
Language:
English
Country:
USA
Main Cast:
Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Kerry O’Malley, Sophie Charlotte, Sala Baker, Emiliano Pernía, Gabriel Polanco
Screenplay:
Andrew Kevin Walker
Cinematographer:
Erik Messerschmidt
Editor:
Kirk Baxter
Production Designer:
Donald Graham Burt
Costume Designer:
Cate Adams
Music:
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Sound:
Ren Klyce
From the graphic novel:The Killer by Alexis “Matz” Nolent illustrated by Luc Jacamon

Synopsis

After a fateful near-miss an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal.

Director's Statement

The Killer is my attempt to reconcile notions I’ve had for years about cinematic stories and their telling. I have always held: “What were you doing in Chinatown?... As little as possible”—to be the single greatest evocation of backstory I’ve ever heard. I was also playfully curious about the revenge genre as a tension delivery-system. So when Mr. Walker came aboard and fully embraced these notions/ questions about broad brushstrokes of understanding giving way to the blind-stitch of “moment expansion” - I felt we needed to try something. Mr. Fassbender’s 3-hour response time for: “Yes, let’s!” sealed it for us both and, of course, we all wanted Tilda (Mr. Walker wrote it with her in mind—but please don’t tell Ms. Swinton, she could become insufferable if she knows literally everyone feels this way about her.)

Production/Distribution

PRODUCTION: Ceán Chaffin
United States of America

WORLD SALES: Cai Mason – Netflix

ITALIAN DISTRIBUTION: Cai Mason – Netflix

PRESS OFFICE: Netflix
TheKiller-Venice@ddapr.com

ITALIAN PRESS OFFICE: Federica De Sanctis – Netflix
fdesanctis@netflix.com


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